What color is #61607D?

#61607D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61607D?

The RGB value is 97, 96, 125: 97 red, 96 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61607D?

The complementary color is #7C7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61607D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61607D color

#61607D rgb(97, 96, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61607D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.6% green and 49% blue (97, 96, 125).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#61607D color codes

HEX	`#61607D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 96, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.83, 7.13, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.83, 17.57, 293.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.813, 12.388, 21.114)`
Decimal	`6381693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61607D, 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 #61607D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61607D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #61607D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61607d; }
.text { color: #61607d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61607d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 96 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61607d, #6f607d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61607D?: #61607D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61607D?: The RGB value is 97, 96, 125: 97 red, 96 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61607D?: The complementary color is #7C7D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61607D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.