What color is #61616B?

#61616B is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61616B?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 107: 97 red, 97 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61616B?

The complementary color is #6B6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61616B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61616B color

#61616B rgb(97, 97, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61616B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 42% blue (97, 97, 107).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#61616B color codes

HEX	`#61616B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, 2.18, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 6.06, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.858, 12.152, 15.628)`
Decimal	`6381931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61616B, 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 #61616B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61616B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #61616B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61616b; }
.text { color: #61616b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61616b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61616b, #66616b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61616B?: #61616B is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61616B?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 107: 97 red, 97 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61616B?: The complementary color is #6B6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61616B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.