What color is #612E32?

#612E32 is a dark, desaturated red known as Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Truffle?

The RGB value is 97, 46, 50: 97 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Truffle?

The complementary color is #2E615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Truffle color: hex code #612E32

#612E32 rgb(97, 46, 50)

Shades of red

Chocolate Truffle has the hex code #612E32. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18% green and 19.6% blue (97, 46, 50).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 48% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

Chocolate Truffle (#612E32) color codes

HEX	`#612E32`
RGB	`rgb(97, 46, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 48%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 23.51, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 24.9, 19.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.483, 4.726, 3.588)`
Decimal	`6368818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Truffle, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #612E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #612E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612e32; }
.text { color: #612e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 46 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612e32, #61442e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #612E32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #612E32?: #612E32 is a dark, desaturated red known as Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Truffle?: The RGB value is 97, 46, 50: 97 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Truffle?: The complementary color is #2E615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.