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#61422E Color

#61422E is rgb(97, 66, 46) in RGB, hsl(24, 36%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 53%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61422E
HEX#61422E
RGBrgb(97, 66, 46)
HSLhsl(24, 36%, 28%)
HSVhsv(24, 53%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 53%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.053 53.5)
LABlab(31.19% 11.94 17.81)
LCHlch(31.19% 21.44 56.17)

What #61422E 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 #61422E, 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.

#61422E Channel Values

How #61422E 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 66 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 36% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 53% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 53% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.02:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61422E 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 text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61422E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61422E; 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 #61422E

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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How #61422E 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#61422E
Protanopia#48482E
Protanomaly#53462E
Deuteranopia#4E4E2C
Deuteranomaly#56492D
Tritanopia#624040
Tritanomaly#624139
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #61422E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61422e: #61422E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61422E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61422e': '#61422E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.259, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_61422e">#61422E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61422E"

More Brown Colors

#61422E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#61422E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61422E?

#61422E is a dark brown — rgb(97, 66, 46) in RGB and hsl(24, 36%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #61422E?

#61422E is rgb(97, 66, 46) — red 97, green 66, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61422E?

#61422E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 53%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61422E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61422E scores 9.02:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61422E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61422E 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 25.19, which is a different colour altogether.

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