What color is #61474B?

#61474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61474B?

The RGB value is 97, 71, 75: 97 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61474B?

The complementary color is #47615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61474B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61474B color

#61474B rgb(97, 71, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61474B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (97, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#61474B color codes

HEX	`#61474B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.04, 11.8, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.04, 11.96, 9.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.453, 7.556, 7.668)`
Decimal	`6375243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61474B, 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 #61474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61474B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #61474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61474b; }
.text { color: #61474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61474b, #615047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61474B?: #61474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61474B?: The RGB value is 97, 71, 75: 97 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61474B?: The complementary color is #47615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61474B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.