What color is #61543A?

#61543A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61543A?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 58: 97 red, 84 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61543A?

The complementary color is #3A4761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61543A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61543A color

#61543A rgb(97, 84, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61543A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 22.7% blue (97, 84, 58).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#61543A color codes

HEX	`#61543A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, 1.12, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 17.22, 86.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.864, 9.188, 5.309)`
Decimal	`6378554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61543A, 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 #61543A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61543A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #61543A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61543a; }
.text { color: #61543a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61543a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61543a, #5a613a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61543A?: #61543A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61543A?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 58: 97 red, 84 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61543A?: The complementary color is #3A4761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61543A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.