What color is #611407?

#611407 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #611407?

The RGB value is 97, 20, 7: 97 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #611407?

The complementary color is #075461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #611407?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#611407 color

#611407 rgb(97, 20, 7)

Shades of brown

The hex color #611407 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 7.8% green and 2.7% blue (97, 20, 7).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 87% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 93% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blood of Zeus (#640F09), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#611407 color codes

HEX	`#611407`
RGB	`rgb(97, 20, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 7.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 87%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 93%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 93%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.27, 33.69, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.27, 43.53, 39.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.219, 3.058, 0.516)`
Decimal	`6362119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #611407, 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 #611407	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#611407 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #611407 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #611407; }
.text { color: #611407; }
.border { border: 2px solid #611407; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 20 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #611407, #614107); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #611407?: #611407 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #611407?: The RGB value is 97, 20, 7: 97 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #611407?: The complementary color is #075461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #611407?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.