What color is #61383D?

#61383D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61383D?

The RGB value is 97, 56, 61: 97 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61383D?

The complementary color is #38615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61383D color

#61383D rgb(97, 56, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #61383D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (97, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#61383D color codes

HEX	`#61383D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.66, 18.92, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.66, 19.51, 14.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.187, 5.707, 5.137)`
Decimal	`6371389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61383D, 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 #61383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #61383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61383d; }
.text { color: #61383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61383d, #614838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #61383D?: #61383D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61383D?: The RGB value is 97, 56, 61: 97 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61383D?: The complementary color is #38615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.