Burgundy #610023

About this color

#610023 is a dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 31%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 10°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Burgundy. White text reads best on it, at 13.70:1.

Colors that go with Burgundy

Matches found by rotating Burgundy around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.

Color palettes with Burgundy

Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Burgundy, closest first.

• Clover Hedgerow
• Sapphire Casket
• Garnet Treasury
• Sapphire Facet
• Topaz Collection
• Cellar and Wine
• Velvet and Wool
• Lemonade and Pool

Similar named colors

The eight named colors closest to Burgundy, with their ΔE distance.

• Claret #680018 ΔE 0.025
• Merlot #730039 ΔE 0.053
• Reddy Brown #6E1005 ΔE 0.058
• Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.062
• Wine Red #7B0323 ΔE 0.062
• Blood #770001 ΔE 0.066
• Mahogany #4A0100 ΔE 0.073
• Grape Purple #5D1451 ΔE 0.079

More about Burgundy

• Shades of pink
• Colors that go with Burgundy
• What pink means

How to make Burgundy

A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.

• 4 parts red
• 1 part black

Recipe result: #602B30, a difference of ΔE 0.068 from Burgundy. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.

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Codes for Burgundy in every format

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Shades and tints of Burgundy

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

1. Step 50

   50

   #FFF2F3

   oklch(97.2% 0.014 12)

2. Step 100

   100

   #FFE1E5

   oklch(93.5% 0.033 8.6)

3. Step 200

   200

   #FFC9D0

   oklch(88.5% 0.062 9.7)

4. Step 300

   300

   #FFA2B1

   oklch(80.9% 0.111 9.4)

5. Step 400

   400

   #FF6286

   oklch(70.6% 0.192 9.5)

6. Step 500

   500

   #FB0067

   oklch(63.2% 0.253 9.7)

7. Step 600

   600

   #D40056

   oklch(55.6% 0.223 9.6)

8. Step 700

   700

   #B30047

   oklch(49% 0.196 9.8)

9. Step 800

   800

   #94003A

   oklch(42.6% 0.171 9.4)

10. Step 900

    900

    #7D002F

    oklch(37.7% 0.151 9.9)

11. Step 950

    950 (this color)

    #610023

    oklch(31.5% 0.126 9.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

Burgundy with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.