What color is #613939?

#613939 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613939?

The RGB value is 97, 57, 57: 97 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613939?

The complementary color is #396161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613939 color

#613939 rgb(97, 57, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #613939 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (97, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#613939 color codes

HEX	`#613939`
RGB	`rgb(97, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.81, 17.75, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.81, 19.3, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.132, 5.764, 4.607)`
Decimal	`6371641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613939, 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 #613939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #613939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613939; }
.text { color: #613939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613939, #614d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #613939?: #613939 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613939?: The RGB value is 97, 57, 57: 97 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613939?: The complementary color is #396161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.