What color is #61394D?

#61394D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61394D?

The RGB value is 97, 57, 77: 97 red, 57 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61394D?

The complementary color is #39614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61394D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61394D color

#61394D rgb(97, 57, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #61394D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22.4% green and 30.2% blue (97, 57, 77).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#61394D color codes

HEX	`#61394D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 57, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, 20.87, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 21.38, 347.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.733, 6.004, 7.771)`
Decimal	`6371661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61394D, 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 #61394D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61394D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #61394D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61394d; }
.text { color: #61394d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61394d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 57 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61394d, #613939); }

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Questions

What color is #61394D?: #61394D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61394D?: The RGB value is 97, 57, 77: 97 red, 57 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61394D?: The complementary color is #39614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61394D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.