What color is #61343B?

#61343B 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 #61343B?

The RGB value is 97, 52, 59: 97 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61343B?

The complementary color is #34615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61343B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61343B color

#61343B rgb(97, 52, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #61343B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 20.4% green and 23.1% blue (97, 52, 59).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#61343B color codes

HEX	`#61343B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 52, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 20.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.61, 21.08, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.61, 21.57, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.947, 5.314, 4.797)`
Decimal	`6370363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61343B, 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 #61343B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61343B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #61343B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61343b; }
.text { color: #61343b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61343b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 52 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61343b, #614434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #61343B?: #61343B 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 #61343B?: The RGB value is 97, 52, 59: 97 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61343B?: The complementary color is #34615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61343B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.