What color is #61112D?

#61112D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61112D?

The RGB value is 97, 17, 45: 97 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61112D?

The complementary color is #116145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61112D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61112D color

#61112D rgb(97, 17, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #61112D is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 6.7% green and 17.6% blue (97, 17, 45).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 70% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 54% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#61112D color codes

HEX	`#61112D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 17, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 6.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 70%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 82%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 54%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.57, 36.99, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.57, 37.22, 6.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.604, 3.133, 2.792)`
Decimal	`6361389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61112D, 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 #61112D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61112D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #61112D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61112d; }
.text { color: #61112d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61112d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 17 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61112d, #611d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #61112D?: #61112D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61112D?: The RGB value is 97, 17, 45: 97 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61112D?: The complementary color is #116145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61112D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.