What color is #61574E?

#61574E is a dark, grayish orange known as Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Major Brown?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 78: 97 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Major Brown?

The complementary color is #4E5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Major Brown color: hex code #61574E

#61574E rgb(97, 87, 78)

Shades of gray

Major Brown has the hex code #61574E. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (97, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

Major Brown (#61574E) color codes

HEX	`#61574E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, 2.4, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 7.13, 70.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.713, 9.908, 8.607)`
Decimal	`6379342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Major Brown, 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 #61574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #61574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61574e; }
.text { color: #61574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61574e, #61614e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #61574E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #61574E?: #61574E is a dark, grayish orange known as Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Major Brown?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 78: 97 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Major Brown?: The complementary color is #4E5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.