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#61260A Color

#61260A is rgb(97, 38, 10) in RGB, hsl(19, 81%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61260A
HEX#61260A
RGBrgb(97, 38, 10)
HSLhsl(19, 81%, 21%)
HSVhsv(19, 90%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(35% 0.094 42.7)
LABlab(23.89% 26.20 30.41)
LCHlch(23.89% 40.14 49.25)

What #61260A 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 #61260A, 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 brown in the library.

#61260A Channel Values

How #61260A 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 38 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 81% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 90% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 90% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.73:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61260A 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 text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61260A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61260A; 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 #61260A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61260A.

How #61260A 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#61260A
Protanopia#363609
Protanomaly#4B3009
Deuteranopia#414101
Deuteranomaly#503804
Tritanopia#622424
Tritanomaly#61251C
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61260A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61260a: #61260A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61260A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61260a': '#61260A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.149, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_61260a">#61260A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61260A"

More Brown Colors

#61260A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#61260A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61260A?

#61260A is a dark brown — rgb(97, 38, 10) in RGB and hsl(19, 81%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.51.

What is the RGB value of #61260A?

#61260A is rgb(97, 38, 10) — red 97, green 38, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61260A?

#61260A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61260A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61260A scores 11.73:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61260A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61260A 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 18.03, which is visibly different.

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