What color is #61555E?

#61555E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61555E?

The RGB value is 97, 85, 94: 97 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61555E?

The complementary color is #556158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61555E color

#61555E rgb(97, 85, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61555E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (97, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#61555E color codes

HEX	`#61555E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 6.71, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 7.52, 333.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.198, 9.847, 11.951)`
Decimal	`6378846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61555E, 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 #61555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #61555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61555e; }
.text { color: #61555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61555e, #615558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61555E?: #61555E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61555E?: The RGB value is 97, 85, 94: 97 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61555E?: The complementary color is #556158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.