What color is #614139?

#614139 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 #614139?

The RGB value is 97, 65, 57: 97 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614139?

The complementary color is #395961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614139 color

#614139 rgb(97, 65, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #614139 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.5% green and 22.4% blue (97, 65, 57).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#614139 color codes

HEX	`#614139`
RGB	`rgb(97, 65, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.92, 12.77, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.92, 16.53, 39.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.559, 6.618, 4.749)`
Decimal	`6373689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614139, 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 #614139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #614139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614139; }
.text { color: #614139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 65 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614139, #615539); }

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Questions

What color is #614139?: #614139 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 #614139?: The RGB value is 97, 65, 57: 97 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614139?: The complementary color is #395961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.