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#98061A Color

#98061A is rgb(152, 6, 26) in RGB, hsl(352, 92%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carmine (#960018), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98061A
HEX#98061A
RGBrgb(152, 6, 26)
HSLhsl(352, 92%, 31%)
HSVhsv(352, 96%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(43.1% 0.171 24.2)
LABlab(32.21% 54.42 34.41)
LCHlch(32.21% 64.38 32.30)

What #98061A 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 #98061A, 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.

#98061A Channel Values

How #98061A 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 152 · G 6 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 92% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 96% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 83% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.84:1 vs white · 2.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98061A 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 text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98061A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98061A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98061A; 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 #98061A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98061A.

How #98061A 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#98061A
Protanopia#424218
Protanomaly#6F3419
Deuteranopia#5B5B05
Deuteranomaly#784710
Tritanopia#980A0A
Tritanomaly#980812
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98061A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98061a: #98061A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98061A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98061a': '#98061A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.024, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_98061a">#98061A</color>
SVG fillfill="#98061A"

More Red Colors

#98061A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#98061A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98061A?

#98061A is a dark red — rgb(152, 6, 26) in RGB and hsl(352, 92%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carmine (#960018), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.87.

What is the RGB value of #98061A?

#98061A is rgb(152, 6, 26) — red 152, green 6, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98061A?

#98061A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 83%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98061A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #98061A scores 8.84:1 against white and 2.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98061A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98061A 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 brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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