What color is #61422B?

#61422B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Irish Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61422B?

The RGB value is 97, 66, 43: 97 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61422B?

The complementary color is #2B4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61422B?

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.

#61422B color

#61422B rgb(97, 66, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61422B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.9% green and 16.9% blue (97, 66, 43).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 39% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 56% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Irish Coffee (#62422B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#61422B color codes

HEX	`#61422B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 66, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 39%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 56%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 56%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 10.48, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 21.97, 61.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.314, 6.613, 3.176)`
Decimal	`6373931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61422B, 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 #61422B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61422B 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 #61422B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61422b; }
.text { color: #61422b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61422b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 66 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61422b, #615d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #61422B?: #61422B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Irish Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61422B?: The RGB value is 97, 66, 43: 97 red, 66 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61422B?: The complementary color is #2B4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61422B?: 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.