What color is #61584F?

#61584F is a dark, grayish orange known as Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metropolis?

The RGB value is 97, 88, 79: 97 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metropolis?

The complementary color is #4F5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metropolis color: hex code #61584F

#61584F rgb(97, 88, 79)

Shades of gray

Metropolis has the hex code #61584F. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (97, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

Metropolis (#61584F) color codes

HEX	`#61584F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38, 1.96, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38, 6.83, 73.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.831, 10.086, 8.824)`
Decimal	`6379599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metropolis, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61584f; }
.text { color: #61584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61584f, #61614f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #61584F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #61584F?: #61584F is a dark, grayish orange known as Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metropolis?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 79: 97 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metropolis?: The complementary color is #4F5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.