What color is #61353A?

#61353A 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 #61353A?

The RGB value is 97, 53, 58: 97 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61353A?

The complementary color is #35615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61353A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61353A color

#61353A rgb(97, 53, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #61353A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 20.8% green and 22.7% blue (97, 53, 58).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#61353A color codes

HEX	`#61353A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 53, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 20.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, 20.34, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 21.08, 15.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.967, 5.394, 4.676)`
Decimal	`6370618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61353A, 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 #61353A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61353A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #61353A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61353a; }
.text { color: #61353a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61353a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 53 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61353a, #614635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #61353A?: #61353A 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 #61353A?: The RGB value is 97, 53, 58: 97 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61353A?: The complementary color is #35615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61353A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.