What color is #612B2F?

#612B2F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612B2F?

The RGB value is 97, 43, 47: 97 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612B2F?

The complementary color is #2B615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612B2F color

#612B2F rgb(97, 43, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #612B2F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 16.9% green and 18.4% blue (97, 43, 47).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 52% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#612B2F color codes

HEX	`#612B2F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 43, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 16.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 52%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.18, 24.91, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.18, 26.54, 20.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.307, 4.475, 3.22)`
Decimal	`6368047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612B2F, 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 #612B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #612B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612b2f; }
.text { color: #612b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 43 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612b2f, #61422b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #612B2F?: #612B2F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612B2F?: The RGB value is 97, 43, 47: 97 red, 43 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612B2F?: The complementary color is #2B615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.