What color is #613A48?

#613A48 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 #613A48?

The RGB value is 97, 58, 72: 97 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613A48?

The complementary color is #3A6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613A48 color

#613A48 rgb(97, 58, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #613A48 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (97, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#613A48 color codes

HEX	`#613A48`
RGB	`rgb(97, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.5, 19.39, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.5, 19.44, 356.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.613, 6.036, 6.894)`
Decimal	`6371912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613A48, 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 #613A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #613A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613a48; }
.text { color: #613a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613a48, #613f3a); }

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Questions

What color is #613A48?: #613A48 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 #613A48?: The RGB value is 97, 58, 72: 97 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613A48?: The complementary color is #3A6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.