What color is #61564F?

#61564F 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 #61564F?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 79: 97 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61564F?

The complementary color is #4F5A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61564F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61564F color

#61564F rgb(97, 86, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61564F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 31% blue (97, 86, 79).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#61564F color codes

HEX	`#61564F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 3.19, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 6.54, 60.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.669, 9.762, 8.77)`
Decimal	`6379087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61564F, 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 #61564F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61564F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #61564F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61564f; }
.text { color: #61564f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61564f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61564f, #615f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61564F?: #61564F 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 #61564F?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 79: 97 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61564F?: The complementary color is #4F5A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61564F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.