What color is #61516B?

#61516B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61516B?

The RGB value is 97, 81, 107: 97 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61516B?

The complementary color is #5B6B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61516B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61516B color

#61516B rgb(97, 81, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61516B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.8% green and 42% blue (97, 81, 107).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#61516B color codes

HEX	`#61516B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 81, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 24%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.91, 12.06, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.91, 17.37, 313.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.526, 9.488, 15.184)`
Decimal	`6377835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61516B, 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 #61516B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61516B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #61516B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61516b; }
.text { color: #61516b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61516b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 81 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61516b, #6b5168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61516B?: #61516B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61516B?: The RGB value is 97, 81, 107: 97 red, 81 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61516B?: The complementary color is #5B6B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61516B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.