What color is #61566A?

#61566A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61566A?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 106: 97 red, 86 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61566A?

The complementary color is #5F6A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61566A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61566A color

#61566A rgb(97, 86, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61566A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 41.6% blue (97, 86, 106).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#61566A color codes

HEX	`#61566A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 8.71, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 13.12, 311.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.859, 10.238, 15.037)`
Decimal	`6379114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61566A, 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 #61566A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61566A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #61566A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61566a; }
.text { color: #61566a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61566a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61566a, #6a5669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #61566A?: #61566A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61566A?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 106: 97 red, 86 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61566A?: The complementary color is #5F6A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61566A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.