What color is #61594B?

#61594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61594B?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 75: 97 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61594B?

The complementary color is #4B5361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61594B color

#61594B rgb(97, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61594B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (97, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#61594B color codes

HEX	`#61594B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.19, 0.66, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.19, 9.31, 85.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.772, 10.194, 8.108)`
Decimal	`6379851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61594B, 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 #61594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #61594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61594b; }
.text { color: #61594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61594b, #5e614b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61594B?: #61594B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61594B?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 75: 97 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61594B?: The complementary color is #4B5361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.