What color is #61575A?

#61575A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61575A?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 90: 97 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61575A?

The complementary color is #57615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61575A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61575A color

#61575A rgb(97, 87, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61575A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 35.3% blue (97, 87, 90).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#61575A color codes

HEX	`#61575A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 4.65, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 4.66, 356.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.183, 10.096, 11.083)`
Decimal	`6379354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61575A, 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 #61575A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61575A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #61575A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61575a; }
.text { color: #61575a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61575a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61575a, #615957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #61575A?: #61575A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61575A?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 90: 97 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61575A?: The complementary color is #57615E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61575A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.