What color is #61565F?

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

What is the RGB value of #61565F?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 95: 97 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61565F?

The complementary color is #566158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61565F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61565F color

#61565F rgb(97, 86, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61565F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 37.3% blue (97, 86, 95).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#61565F color codes

HEX	`#61565F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, 6.3, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 7.23, 330.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.323, 10.023, 12.215)`
Decimal	`6379103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61565F, 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 #61565F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61565F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #61565F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61565f; }
.text { color: #61565f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61565f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61565f, #61565a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61565F?: #61565F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61565F?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 95: 97 red, 86 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61565F?: The complementary color is #566158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61565F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.