What color is #690101?

#690101 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hellbound. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #690101?

The RGB value is 105, 1, 1: 105 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #690101?

The complementary color is #016969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #690101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#690101 color

#690101 rgb(105, 1, 1)

Shades of red

The hex color #690101 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 0.4% green and 0.4% blue (105, 1, 1).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 98% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hellbound (#710101), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#690101 color codes

HEX	`#690101`
RGB	`rgb(105, 1, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 0.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 98%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 99%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.16, 41.49, 30.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.16, 51.42, 36.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.843, 3.028, 0.306)`
Decimal	`6881537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #690101, 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 #690101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#690101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #690101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #690101; }
.text { color: #690101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #690101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 1 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #690101, #693501); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #690101?: #690101 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hellbound. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #690101?: The RGB value is 105, 1, 1: 105 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #690101?: The complementary color is #016969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #690101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.