What color is #61374D?

#61374D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61374D?

The RGB value is 97, 55, 77: 97 red, 55 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61374D?

The complementary color is #37614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61374D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61374D color

#61374D rgb(97, 55, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61374D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 21.6% green and 30.2% blue (97, 55, 77).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#61374D color codes

HEX	`#61374D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 55, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 21.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, 22.09, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 22.73, 346.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.636, 5.81, 7.739)`
Decimal	`6371149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61374D, 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 #61374D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61374D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #61374D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61374d; }
.text { color: #61374d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61374d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 55 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61374d, #613738); }

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Questions

What color is #61374D?: #61374D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61374D?: The RGB value is 97, 55, 77: 97 red, 55 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61374D?: The complementary color is #37614B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61374D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.