What color is #61575F?

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

What is the RGB value of #61575F?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 95: 97 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61575F?

The complementary color is #576159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61575F color

#61575F rgb(97, 87, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61575F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (97, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#61575F color codes

HEX	`#61575F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 5.68, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 6.48, 331.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.403, 10.184, 12.242)`
Decimal	`6379359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61575F, 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 #61575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #61575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61575f; }
.text { color: #61575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61575f, #61575a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61575F?: #61575F is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61575F?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 95: 97 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61575F?: The complementary color is #576159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.