What color is #614D3D?

#614D3D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614D3D?

The RGB value is 97, 77, 61: 97 red, 77 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614D3D?

The complementary color is #3D5161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614D3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614D3D color

#614D3D rgb(97, 77, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #614D3D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.2% green and 23.9% blue (97, 77, 61).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#614D3D color codes

HEX	`#614D3D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 77, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 5.84, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 13.97, 65.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.426, 8.186, 5.55)`
Decimal	`6376765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614D3D, 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 #614D3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614D3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #614D3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614d3d; }
.text { color: #614d3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614d3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 77 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614d3d, #615f3d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #614D3D?: #614D3D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614D3D?: The RGB value is 97, 77, 61: 97 red, 77 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614D3D?: The complementary color is #3D5161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614D3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.