What color is #612025?

#612025 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 #612025?

The RGB value is 97, 32, 37: 97 red, 32 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612025?

The complementary color is #20615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612025?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612025 color

#612025 rgb(97, 32, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #612025 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 12.5% green and 14.5% blue (97, 32, 37).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 50% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 62% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#612025 color codes

HEX	`#612025`
RGB	`rgb(97, 32, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 12.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 50%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 67%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 62%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.68, 29.89, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.68, 32.41, 22.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.781, 3.709, 2.161)`
Decimal	`6365221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612025, 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 #612025	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612025 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #612025 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612025; }
.text { color: #612025; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612025; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 32 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612025, #613b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #612025?: #612025 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 #612025?: The RGB value is 97, 32, 37: 97 red, 32 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612025?: The complementary color is #20615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612025?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.