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#601d18 color: Red Oxide

#601d18 is rgb(96, 29, 24) in RGB and oklch(33.65% 0.09846 27.82) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

33.7%
0.098
28°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #601d18

#601d18 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 33.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.45:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark red colors

Lighter: #601d18 mixed with white

  1. 601d18
  2. 71332d
  3. 814842
  4. 915e57
  5. a1746d
  6. b18a84
  7. c1a09c
  8. d1b7b4
  9. e0cfcc
  10. f0e7e5

Darker: #601d18 mixed with black

  1. 601d18
  2. 521813
  3. 45130f
  4. 380e0a
  5. 2c0907
  6. 200504
  7. 150302
  8. 0a0101
  9. 030000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #601d18 with less saturation

  1. 601d18
  2. 5d211c
  3. 59241f
  4. 552823
  5. 512a26
  6. 4e2d29
  7. 492f2c
  8. 45312f
  9. 413331
  10. 3c3534

Questions about #601d18

What color is #601d18?

#601d18 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Red Oxide. In RGB it is rgb(96, 29, 24), in HSL hsl(4.17, 60%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.65% 0.09846 27.82).

What colors go well with #601d18?

The complementary color of #601d18 is #00414c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c1c37 and #5b2600. The triadic partners are #004415 and #213269.

Is white or black text more readable on #601d18?

White text reads better on #601d18: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #601d18 a warm or cool color?

#601d18 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 33.7% and its chroma 0.098.