What color is #61554F?

#61554F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61554F?

The RGB value is 97, 85, 79: 97 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61554F?

The complementary color is #4F5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61554F color

#61554F rgb(97, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61554F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (97, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#61554F color codes

HEX	`#61554F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, 3.8, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 6.52, 54.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.59, 9.603, 8.744)`
Decimal	`6378831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61554F, 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 #61554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #61554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61554f; }
.text { color: #61554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61554f, #615e4f); }

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Questions

What color is #61554F?: #61554F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61554F?: The RGB value is 97, 85, 79: 97 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61554F?: The complementary color is #4F5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.