Information about #601615 color

#601615 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#601615 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(96, 22, 21) — 37.6% red, 8.6% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 29 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #601615 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Philippine Brown (#5D1916). Slightly further away sit Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A) and Vintage Maroon (#621D1D).

In RGB terms — rgb(96, 22, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #601615: 12.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#601615 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#601615 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #601615

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Royal Maroon color link
Royal Maroon

#670E10

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Madam M color link
Madam M

#610C1D

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Pomegranate color link
Pomegranate

#660C21

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#601615
  • RGB96, 22, 21
  • CMYK0, 29, 29, 62
  • CSSrgb(96, 22, 21)
  • HSL1°, 64%, 23%
  • HSL Precise0.8°, 64.103%, 22.941%
  • HSV1°, 78%, 38%
  • HSB1°, 78%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.086, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.086, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.086, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID601615
  • DECIMAL ID6297109
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01