What color is #61624F?

#61624F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61624F?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 79: 97 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61624F?

The complementary color is #504F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61624F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61624F color

#61624F rgb(97, 98, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61624F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 31% blue (97, 98, 79).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#61624F color codes

HEX	`#61624F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, -4.04, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 11.45, 110.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.709, 11.841, 9.117)`
Decimal	`6382159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61624F, 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 #61624F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61624F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #61624F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61624f; }
.text { color: #61624f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61624f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61624f, #57624f); }

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Questions

What color is #61624F?: #61624F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61624F?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 79: 97 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61624F?: The complementary color is #504F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61624F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.