What color is #61617C?

#61617C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61617C?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 124: 97 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61617C?

The complementary color is #7C7C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61617C color

#61617C rgb(97, 97, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61617C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (97, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#61617C color codes

HEX	`#61617C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, 6.26, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 16.33, 292.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.842, 12.546, 20.81)`
Decimal	`6381948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61617C, 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 #61617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #61617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61617c; }
.text { color: #61617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61617c, #6f617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61617C?: #61617C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61617C?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 124: 97 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61617C?: The complementary color is #7C7C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.