What color is #61402F?

#61402F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61402F?

The RGB value is 97, 64, 47: 97 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61402F?

The complementary color is #2F5061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61402F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61402F color

#61402F rgb(97, 64, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61402F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.1% green and 18.4% blue (97, 64, 47).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 52% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#61402F color codes

HEX	`#61402F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 64, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 52%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.43, 12.16, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.43, 20.26, 53.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.277, 6.414, 3.544)`
Decimal	`6373423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61402F, 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 #61402F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61402F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #61402F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61402f; }
.text { color: #61402f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61402f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 64 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61402f, #61592f); }

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Questions

What color is #61402F?: #61402F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61402F?: The RGB value is 97, 64, 47: 97 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61402F?: The complementary color is #2F5061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61402F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.