What color is #610E1C?

#610E1C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #610E1C?

The RGB value is 97, 14, 28: 97 red, 14 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #610E1C?

The complementary color is #0E6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #610E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#610E1C color

#610E1C rgb(97, 14, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #610E1C is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 5.5% green and 11% blue (97, 14, 28).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 75% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 71% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#610E1C color codes

HEX	`#610E1C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 14, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 5.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 75%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 86%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 71%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, 36.66, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 39.62, 22.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.297, 2.94, 1.387)`
Decimal	`6360604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #610E1C, 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 #610E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#610E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #610E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #610e1c; }
.text { color: #610e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #610e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 14 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #610e1c, #612a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #610E1C?: #610E1C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #610E1C?: The RGB value is 97, 14, 28: 97 red, 14 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #610E1C?: The complementary color is #0E6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #610E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.