What color is #614A45?

#614A45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614A45?

The RGB value is 97, 74, 69: 97 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614A45?

The complementary color is #455C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614A45 color

#614A45 rgb(97, 74, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614A45 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29% green and 27.1% blue (97, 74, 69).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 29% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#614A45 color codes

HEX	`#614A45`
RGB	`rgb(97, 74, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 29%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 8.92, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 11.18, 37.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.453, 7.869, 6.703)`
Decimal	`6376005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614A45, 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 #614A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #614A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614a45; }
.text { color: #614a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 74 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614a45, #615845); }

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Questions

What color is #614A45?: #614A45 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614A45?: The RGB value is 97, 74, 69: 97 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614A45?: The complementary color is #455C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.