Close to Caput Mortuum
#613231
#613231 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 19.6% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 1°, with 33% saturation and 29% 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 #613231.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.45:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.01:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.45:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.01:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #613231 as they’d see it.
#613231 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #613231
What color is #613231?
#613231 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 19.6% green, and 19.2% blue. Its hue is 1°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #613231 in RGB?
#613231 is rgb(97, 50, 49): 97 red, 50 green, and 49 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #613231 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 48, 49, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #613231?
PANTONE 1817 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #613231?
Its complement #004749 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.