What color is #61393B?

#61393B 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 #61393B?

The RGB value is 97, 57, 59: 97 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61393B?

The complementary color is #39615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61393B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61393B color

#61393B rgb(97, 57, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #61393B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (97, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hot Chocolate (#683939), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#61393B color codes

HEX	`#61393B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.86, 18.02, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.86, 19.1, 19.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.183, 5.784, 4.875)`
Decimal	`6371643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61393B, 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 #61393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61393B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #61393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61393b; }
.text { color: #61393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61393b, #614b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #61393B?: #61393B 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 #61393B?: The RGB value is 97, 57, 59: 97 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61393B?: The complementary color is #39615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61393B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.