What color is #614E40?

#614E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614E40?

The RGB value is 97, 78, 64: 97 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614E40?

The complementary color is #405361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614E40 color

#614E40 rgb(97, 78, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614E40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (97, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#614E40 color codes

HEX	`#614E40`
RGB	`rgb(97, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.72, 5.66, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.72, 12.64, 63.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.58, 8.361, 6.011)`
Decimal	`6377024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614E40, 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 #614E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #614E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614e40; }
.text { color: #614e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614e40, #615f40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #614E40?: #614E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614E40?: The RGB value is 97, 78, 64: 97 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614E40?: The complementary color is #405361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.