What color is #61453A?

#61453A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61453A?

The RGB value is 97, 69, 58: 97 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61453A?

The complementary color is #3A5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61453A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61453A color

#61453A rgb(97, 69, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61453A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.1% green and 22.7% blue (97, 69, 58).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#61453A color codes

HEX	`#61453A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 69, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, 10.41, 11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 15.43, 47.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.822, 7.104, 4.961)`
Decimal	`6374714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61453A, 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 #61453A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61453A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #61453A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61453a; }
.text { color: #61453a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61453a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 69 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61453a, #61583a); }

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Questions

What color is #61453A?: #61453A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61453A?: The RGB value is 97, 69, 58: 97 red, 69 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61453A?: The complementary color is #3A5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61453A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.