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#612114 Color

#612114 is rgb(97, 33, 20) in RGB, hsl(10, 66%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sangria (#5E1916), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612114
HEX#612114
RGBrgb(97, 33, 20)
HSLhsl(10, 66%, 23%)
HSVhsv(10, 79%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(34.3% 0.096 33.3)
LABlab(22.97% 29.02 24.31)
LCHlch(22.97% 37.86 39.95)

What #612114 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #612114, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#612114 Channel Values

How #612114 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 33 · B 208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 66% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 79% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 79% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.1:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612114 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #612114

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #612114; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #612114

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #612114 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#612114
Protanopia#333313
Protanomaly#4A2D13
Deuteranopia#3F3F0D
Deuteranomaly#4F3510
Tritanopia#612020
Tritanomaly#61201C
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #612114 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-612114: #612114;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612114;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612114': '#612114' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.129, blue: 0.078)
Android XML<color name="color_612114">#612114</color>
SVG fillfill="#612114"

More Red Colors

#612114 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#612114 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612114?

#612114 is a dark red — rgb(97, 33, 20) in RGB and hsl(10, 66%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sangria (#5E1916), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #612114?

#612114 is rgb(97, 33, 20) — red 97, green 33, and blue 20 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612114?

#612114 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612114 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612114 scores 12.1:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #612114 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #612114 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 22.86, which is visibly different.

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