What color is #61595D?

#61595D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61595D?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 93: 97 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61595D?

The complementary color is #59615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61595D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61595D color

#61595D rgb(97, 89, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61595D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 36.5% blue (97, 89, 93).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#61595D color codes

HEX	`#61595D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, 4.03, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 4.19, 344.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.478, 10.477, 11.824)`
Decimal	`6379869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61595D, 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 #61595D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61595D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #61595D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61595d; }
.text { color: #61595d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61595d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61595d, #615959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61595D?: #61595D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61595D?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 93: 97 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61595D?: The complementary color is #59615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61595D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.