What color is #614B2F?

#614B2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614B2F?

The RGB value is 97, 75, 47: 97 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614B2F?

The complementary color is #2F4561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614B2F color

#614B2F rgb(97, 75, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #614B2F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.4% green and 18.4% blue (97, 75, 47).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 52% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#614B2F color codes

HEX	`#614B2F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 75, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 52%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, 5.31, 20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 20.87, 75.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.959, 7.779, 3.771)`
Decimal	`6376239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614B2F, 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 #614B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #614B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614b2f; }
.text { color: #614b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 75 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614b2f, #5e612f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #614B2F?: #614B2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614B2F?: The RGB value is 97, 75, 47: 97 red, 75 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614B2F?: The complementary color is #2F4561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.