What color is #613E3E?

#613E3E 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 #613E3E?

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

What is the complementary color of #613E3E?

The complementary color is #3E6161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613E3E color

#613E3E rgb(97, 62, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #613E3E is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 36% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#613E3E color codes

HEX	`#613E3E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 62, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 24.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, 15.35, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 16.6, 22.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.522, 6.335, 5.383)`
Decimal	`6372926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613E3E, 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 #613E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #613E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613e3e; }
.text { color: #613e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 62 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613e3e, #61503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #613E3E?: #613E3E 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 #613E3E?: The RGB value is 97, 62, 62: 97 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613E3E?: The complementary color is #3E6161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.