What color is #61323B?

#61323B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61323B?

The RGB value is 97, 50, 59: 97 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61323B?

The complementary color is #326158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61323B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61323B color

#61323B rgb(97, 50, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #61323B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 19.6% green and 23.1% blue (97, 50, 59).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#61323B color codes

HEX	`#61323B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 50, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 19.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, 22.29, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 22.62, 9.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.86, 5.139, 4.767)`
Decimal	`6369851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61323B, 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 #61323B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61323B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #61323B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61323b; }
.text { color: #61323b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61323b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 50 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61323b, #614032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #61323B?: #61323B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61323B?: The RGB value is 97, 50, 59: 97 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61323B?: The complementary color is #326158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61323B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.