Information about #61261F color

#61261F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#61261F falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(97, 38, 31) — 38% red, 14.9% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 26 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#61261F is a clearly saturated earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chestnut Leather Brown (#60281E). Slightly further away sit Pioneer Red (#642620) and Red Bean (#672422).

In RGB terms — rgb(97, 38, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #61261F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#61261F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#61261F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #61261F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pioneer Red color link
Pioneer Red

#642620

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Coco color link
Coco

#682828

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#61261F
  • RGB97, 38, 31
  • CMYK0, 23, 26, 62
  • CSSrgb(97, 38, 31)
  • HSL6°, 52%, 25%
  • HSL Precise6.364°, 51.563%, 25.098%
  • HSV6°, 68%, 38%
  • HSB6°, 68%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.149, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.149, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.149, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID61261F
  • DECIMAL ID6366751
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01