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#61472E Color

#61472E is rgb(97, 71, 46) in RGB, hsl(29, 36%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Coffee (#6F4E37), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61472E
HEX#61472E
RGBrgb(97, 71, 46)
HSLhsl(29, 36%, 28%)
HSVhsv(29, 53%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.052 64.5)
LABlab(32.57% 8.98 19.55)
LCHlch(32.57% 21.51 65.34)

What #61472E 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 #61472E, 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.

#61472E Channel Values

How #61472E 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 71 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 36% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 53% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 53% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.57:1 vs white · 2.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61472E 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 text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61472E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61472E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #61472E

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61472E.

How #61472E 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#61472E
Protanopia#4C4C2E
Protanomaly#554A2E
Deuteranopia#51512D
Deuteranomaly#584D2D
Tritanopia#634444
Tritanomaly#62453D
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61472E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61472e: #61472E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61472E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61472e': '#61472E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.278, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_61472e">#61472E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61472E"

More Brown Colors

#61472E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#61472E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61472E?

#61472E is a dark brown — rgb(97, 71, 46) in RGB and hsl(29, 36%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Coffee (#6F4E37), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #61472E?

#61472E is rgb(97, 71, 46) — red 97, green 71, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61472E?

#61472E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61472E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61472E scores 8.57:1 against white and 2.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61472E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61472E 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 24.55, which is visibly different.

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