Recognised as Colour

#601C1D

#601C1D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#601C1D is a red with RGB values 96, 28, 29 and HSL 359°, 55%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#601C1D#601C1D

HEX#601C1D

RGBrgb(96, 28, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.1098, 0.1137

RGB percentages37.6%, 11%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(359.1, 54.8%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 70.8%, 37.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.8%, 69.8%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,298,653

CSS custom property--colour: #601C1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#9FE3E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E2B1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F391Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6A0B1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 27.8 Brown · ΔE 28.4 Sienna · ΔE 29.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.5 Dark red · ΔE 32.6 Indian red · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 27.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C605F

Analogous#601C3F, #603D1C

Triadic#1D601C, #1C1D60

Split complementary#1C603D, #1C3F60

Tetradic#3F601C, #1C605F, #3D1C60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D67274

Lighter +30%#CA4B4C

Lighter +20%#AF3335

Lighter +10%#872829

Darker −10%#391011

Darker −20%#110505

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#700C0E

Less saturated −25%#512C2C

Channel breakdown

R96

G28

B29

Red96 (37.6%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue359.12°

Saturation (HSL)54.84%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 60 · G 1C · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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