What color is #61575D?

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

What is the RGB value of #61575D?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 93: 97 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61575D?

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

Is black or white text better on #61575D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61575D color

#61575D rgb(97, 87, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61575D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 36.5% blue (97, 87, 93).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#61575D color codes

HEX	`#61575D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, 5.26, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 5.62, 339.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.314, 10.148, 11.769)`
Decimal	`6379357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61575D, 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 #61575D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61575D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #61575D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61575d; }
.text { color: #61575d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61575d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61575d, #615758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61575D?: #61575D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61575D?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 93: 97 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61575D?: The complementary color is #57615B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61575D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.