What color is #612E3A?

#612E3A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612E3A?

The RGB value is 97, 46, 58: 97 red, 46 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612E3A?

The complementary color is #2E6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612E3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612E3A color

#612E3A rgb(97, 46, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #612E3A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18% green and 22.7% blue (97, 46, 58).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#612E3A color codes

HEX	`#612E3A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 46, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, 24.51, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 24.72, 7.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.671, 4.802, 4.578)`
Decimal	`6368826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612E3A, 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 #612E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #612E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612e3a; }
.text { color: #612e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 46 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612e3a, #613c2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #612E3A?: #612E3A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612E3A?: The RGB value is 97, 46, 58: 97 red, 46 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612E3A?: The complementary color is #2E6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612E3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.