What color is #61543D?

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

What is the RGB value of #61543D?

The RGB value is 97, 84, 61: 97 red, 84 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61543D?

The complementary color is #3D4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61543D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61543D color

#61543D rgb(97, 84, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61543D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.9% green and 23.9% blue (97, 84, 61).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#61543D color codes

HEX	`#61543D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 84, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 1.54, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 15.51, 84.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.943, 9.219, 5.722)`
Decimal	`6378557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61543D, 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 #61543D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61543D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #61543D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61543d; }
.text { color: #61543d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61543d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 84 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61543d, #5c613d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61543D?: #61543D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61543D?: The RGB value is 97, 84, 61: 97 red, 84 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61543D?: The complementary color is #3D4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61543D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.