What color is #612A40?

#612A40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612A40?

The RGB value is 97, 42, 64: 97 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612A40?

The complementary color is #2A614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612A40 color

#612A40 rgb(97, 42, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #612A40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 16.5% green and 25.1% blue (97, 42, 64).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#612A40 color codes

HEX	`#612A40`
RGB	`rgb(97, 42, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 16.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 57%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.47, 27.64, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.47, 27.7, 356.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.683, 4.568, 5.379)`
Decimal	`6367808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612A40, 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 #612A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #612A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612a40; }
.text { color: #612a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 42 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612a40, #612f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #612A40?: #612A40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612A40?: The RGB value is 97, 42, 64: 97 red, 42 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612A40?: The complementary color is #2A614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.