What color is #61582D?

#61582D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61582D?

The RGB value is 97, 88, 45: 97 red, 88 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61582D?

The complementary color is #2D3661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61582D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61582D color

#61582D rgb(97, 88, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #61582D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.5% green and 17.6% blue (97, 88, 45).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#61582D color codes

HEX	`#61582D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 54%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, -2.83, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 26.22, 96.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 9.711, 3.888)`
Decimal	`6379565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61582D, 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 #61582D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61582D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #61582D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61582d; }
.text { color: #61582d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61582d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61582d, #50612d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #61582D?: #61582D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61582D?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 45: 97 red, 88 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61582D?: The complementary color is #2D3661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61582D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.