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#601c1a color: Red Oxide

#601c1a is rgb(96, 28, 26) in RGB and oklch(33.551% 0.09924 25.701) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

33.6%
0.099
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #601c1a

#601c1a is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 33.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.51:1 contrast and black text 1.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Oxide (#5d1f1e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-950.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #601c1a mixed with white

  1. 601c1a
  2. 71322e
  3. 814843
  4. 915d58
  5. a1736e
  6. b18985
  7. c1a09c
  8. d1b7b4
  9. e0cfcd
  10. f0e7e6

Darker: #601c1a mixed with black

  1. 601c1a
  2. 521715
  3. 451210
  4. 380d0c
  5. 2c0807
  6. 200504
  7. 150202
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #601c1a with less saturation

  1. 601c1a
  2. 5c201d
  3. 592421
  4. 552724
  5. 512a27
  6. 4d2c29
  7. 492f2c
  8. 45312f
  9. 413331
  10. 3c3534

Questions about #601c1a

What color is #601c1a?

#601c1a is deep dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(96, 28, 26), in HSL hsl(1.71, 57.38%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.551% 0.09924 25.701).

What colors go well with #601c1a?

The complementary color of #601c1a is #00414a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c1b39 and #5b2500. The triadic partners are #054312 and #1e3369.

Is white or black text more readable on #601c1a?

White text reads better on #601c1a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and black gives 1.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #601c1a a warm or cool color?

#601c1a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 33.6% and its chroma 0.099.