Close to Wine
#61272E
#61272E is a dark, muted red, close to the color Wine. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 15.3% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 43% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #61272E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.43:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.84:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.43:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.84:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #61272E as they’d see it.
#61272E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #61272E
What color is #61272E?
#61272E is a dark, muted red, close to the color Wine. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 15.3% green, and 18% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 43% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #61272E in RGB?
#61272E is rgb(97, 39, 46): 97 red, 39 green, and 46 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #61272E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 53, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #61272E?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #61272E?
Its complement #00423C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.