What color is #610B0B?

#610B0B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Vampire Hunter. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #610B0B?

The RGB value is 97, 11, 11: 97 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #610B0B?

The complementary color is #0B6161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #610B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#610B0B color

#610B0B rgb(97, 11, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #610B0B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (97, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 80% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 89% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Vampire Hunter (#610507), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#610B0B color codes

HEX	`#610B0B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 80%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 89%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.25, 36.78, 24.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.25, 44.34, 33.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.11, 2.806, 0.589)`
Decimal	`6359819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #610B0B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #610B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#610B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #610B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #610b0b; }
.text { color: #610b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #610b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #610b0b, #61360b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #610B0B?: #610B0B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Vampire Hunter. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #610B0B?: The RGB value is 97, 11, 11: 97 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #610B0B?: The complementary color is #0B6161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #610B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.