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#560201 Color

#560201 is rgb(86, 2, 1) in RGB, hsl(1, 98%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 99%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#560201
HEX#560201
RGBrgb(86, 2, 1)
HSLhsl(1, 98%, 17%)
HSVhsv(1, 99%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 99%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(28.6% 0.115 29.3)
LABlab(16.08% 36.02 24.76)
LCHlch(16.08% 43.71 34.51)

What #560201 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #560201, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#560201 Channel Values

How #560201 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 86 · G 2 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 98% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 99% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 99% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.95:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #560201 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #560201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #560201; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #560201

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #560201.

How #560201 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#560201
Protanopia#222200
Protanomaly#3D1A00
Deuteranopia#313100
Deuteranomaly#432600
Tritanopia#560202
Tritanomaly#560202
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #560201 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-560201: #560201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #560201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-560201': '#560201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.337, green: 0.008, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_560201">#560201</color>
SVG fillfill="#560201"

More Red Colors

#560201 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#560201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #560201?

#560201 is a darkest red — rgb(86, 2, 1) in RGB and hsl(1, 98%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #560201?

#560201 is rgb(86, 2, 1) — red 86, green 2, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #560201?

#560201 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 99%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #560201 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #560201 scores 14.95:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #560201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #560201 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 21.73, which is visibly different.

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