What color is #613D3F?

#613D3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613D3F?

The RGB value is 97, 61, 63: 97 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613D3F?

The complementary color is #3D615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613D3F color

#613D3F rgb(97, 61, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #613D3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (97, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#613D3F color codes

HEX	`#613D3F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.01, 16.12, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.01, 16.98, 18.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.496, 6.238, 5.511)`
Decimal	`6372671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613D3F, 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 #613D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #613D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613d3f; }
.text { color: #613d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613d3f, #614d3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #613D3F?: #613D3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613D3F?: The RGB value is 97, 61, 63: 97 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613D3F?: The complementary color is #3D615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.