What color is #613E38?

#613E38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613E38?

The RGB value is 97, 62, 56: 97 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613E38?

The complementary color is #385B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613E38 color

#613E38 rgb(97, 62, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #613E38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 24.3% green and 22% blue (97, 62, 56).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 42% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#613E38 color codes

HEX	`#613E38`
RGB	`rgb(97, 62, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 24.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 42%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, 14.51, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 17.62, 34.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.367, 6.273, 4.563)`
Decimal	`6372920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613E38, 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 #613E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #613E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613e38; }
.text { color: #613e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 62 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613e38, #615238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #613E38?: #613E38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613E38?: The RGB value is 97, 62, 56: 97 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613E38?: The complementary color is #385B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.