What color is #61535B?

#61535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61535B?

The RGB value is 97, 83, 91: 97 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61535B?

The complementary color is #536159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61535B?

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.

#61535B color

#61535B rgb(97, 83, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61535B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.5% green and 35.7% blue (97, 83, 91).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#61535B color codes

HEX	`#61535B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 83, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.9, 7.33, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.9, 7.75, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.911, 9.483, 11.204)`
Decimal	`6378331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61535B, 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 #61535B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61535B 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 #61535B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61535b; }
.text { color: #61535b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61535b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 83 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61535b, #615354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61535B?: #61535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61535B?: The RGB value is 97, 83, 91: 97 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61535B?: The complementary color is #536159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61535B?: 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.