What color is #61615E?

#61615E is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61615E?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 94: 97 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61615E?

The complementary color is #5E5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61615E color

#61615E rgb(97, 97, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61615E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (97, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#61615E color codes

HEX	`#61615E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, -0.62, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 1.82, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.225, 11.899, 12.293)`
Decimal	`6381918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61615E, 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 #61615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #61615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61615e; }
.text { color: #61615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61615e, #60615e); }

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Questions

What color is #61615E?: #61615E is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61615E?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 94: 97 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61615E?: The complementary color is #5E5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.