What color is #61515A?

#61515A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61515A?

The RGB value is 97, 81, 90: 97 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61515A?

The complementary color is #516158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61515A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61515A color

#61515A rgb(97, 81, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61515A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.8% green and 35.3% blue (97, 81, 90).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#61515A color codes

HEX	`#61515A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 81, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 8.37, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 8.82, 341.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.717, 9.165, 10.928)`
Decimal	`6377818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61515A, 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 #61515A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61515A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #61515A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61515a; }
.text { color: #61515a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61515a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 81 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61515a, #615152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61515A?: #61515A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61515A?: The RGB value is 97, 81, 90: 97 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61515A?: The complementary color is #516158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61515A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.