What color is #61554A?

#61554A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61554A?

The RGB value is 97, 85, 74: 97 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61554A?

The complementary color is #4A5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61554A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61554A color

#61554A rgb(97, 85, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61554A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.3% green and 29% blue (97, 85, 74).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#61554A color codes

HEX	`#61554A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 85, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 2.93, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 8.73, 70.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.414, 9.533, 7.821)`
Decimal	`6378826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61554A, 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 #61554A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61554A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #61554A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61554a; }
.text { color: #61554a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61554a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 85 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61554a, #61604a); }

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Questions

What color is #61554A?: #61554A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61554A?: The RGB value is 97, 85, 74: 97 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61554A?: The complementary color is #4A5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61554A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.