What color is #614241?

#614241 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 #614241?

The RGB value is 97, 66, 65: 97 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614241?

The complementary color is #416061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614241 color

#614241 rgb(97, 66, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #614241 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.9% green and 25.5% blue (97, 66, 65).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#614241 color codes

HEX	`#614241`
RGB	`rgb(97, 66, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.39, 13.3, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.39, 14.6, 24.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.832, 6.82, 5.904)`
Decimal	`6373953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614241, 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 #614241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #614241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614241; }
.text { color: #614241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 66 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614241, #615241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #614241?: #614241 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 #614241?: The RGB value is 97, 66, 65: 97 red, 66 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614241?: The complementary color is #416061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.