What color is #61563F?

#61563F 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 #61563F?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 63: 97 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61563F?

The complementary color is #3F4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61563F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61563F color

#61563F rgb(97, 86, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61563F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 24.7% blue (97, 86, 63).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#61563F color codes

HEX	`#61563F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, 0.6, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 15.07, 87.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.155, 9.556, 6.064)`
Decimal	`6379071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61563F, 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 #61563F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61563F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #61563F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61563f; }
.text { color: #61563f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61563f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61563f, #5b613f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61563F?: #61563F 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 #61563F?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 63: 97 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61563F?: The complementary color is #3F4A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61563F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.