What color is #61424E?

#61424E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61424E?

The RGB value is 97, 66, 78: 97 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61424E?

The complementary color is #426155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61424E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61424E color

#61424E rgb(97, 66, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #61424E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.9% green and 30.6% blue (97, 66, 78).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#61424E color codes

HEX	`#61424E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 66, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.78, 15.46, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.78, 15.57, 353.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.253, 6.988, 8.12)`
Decimal	`6373966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61424E, 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 #61424E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61424E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #61424E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61424e; }
.text { color: #61424e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61424e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 66 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61424e, #614542); }

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Questions

What color is #61424E?: #61424E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61424E?: The RGB value is 97, 66, 78: 97 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61424E?: The complementary color is #426155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61424E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.