What color is #61504A?

#61504A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61504A?

The RGB value is 97, 80, 74: 97 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61504A?

The complementary color is #4A5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61504A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61504A color

#61504A rgb(97, 80, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61504A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.4% green and 29% blue (97, 80, 74).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#61504A color codes

HEX	`#61504A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 80, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.54, 6.01, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.54, 8.62, 45.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.035, 8.773, 7.695)`
Decimal	`6377546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61504A, 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 #61504A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61504A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #61504A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61504a; }
.text { color: #61504a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61504a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 80 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61504a, #615c4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61504A?: #61504A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61504A?: The RGB value is 97, 80, 74: 97 red, 80 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61504A?: The complementary color is #4A5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61504A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.