What color is #61565E?

#61565E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61565E?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 94: 97 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61565E?

The complementary color is #566159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61565E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61565E color

#61565E rgb(97, 86, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61565E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 36.9% blue (97, 86, 94).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#61565E color codes

HEX	`#61565E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, 6.09, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 6.78, 333.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.278, 10.005, 11.977)`
Decimal	`6379102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61565E, 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 #61565E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61565E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #61565E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61565e; }
.text { color: #61565e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61565e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61565e, #615659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61565E?: #61565E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61565E?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 94: 97 red, 86 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61565E?: The complementary color is #566159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61565E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.