What color is #612E44?

#612E44 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 #612E44?

The RGB value is 97, 46, 68: 97 red, 46 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612E44?

The complementary color is #2E614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612E44 color

#612E44 rgb(97, 46, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #612E44 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18% green and 26.7% blue (97, 46, 68).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#612E44 color codes

HEX	`#612E44`
RGB	`rgb(97, 46, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 30%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.49, 25.96, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.49, 26.14, 353.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.95, 4.913, 6.05)`
Decimal	`6368836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612E44, 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 #612E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #612E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612e44; }
.text { color: #612e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 46 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612e44, #61322e); }

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Questions

What color is #612E44?: #612E44 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 #612E44?: The RGB value is 97, 46, 68: 97 red, 46 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612E44?: The complementary color is #2E614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.