What color is #613B4B?

#613B4B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613B4B?

The RGB value is 97, 59, 75: 97 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613B4B?

The complementary color is #3B6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613B4B color

#613B4B rgb(97, 59, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #613B4B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 23.1% green and 29.4% blue (97, 59, 75).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#613B4B color codes

HEX	`#613B4B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 59, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 23.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.86, 19.29, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.86, 19.47, 352.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.764, 6.178, 7.439)`
Decimal	`6372171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613B4B, 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 #613B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #613B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613b4b; }
.text { color: #613b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 59 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613b4b, #613e3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #613B4B?: #613B4B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613B4B?: The RGB value is 97, 59, 75: 97 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613B4B?: The complementary color is #3B6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.