What color is #61625A?

#61625A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61625A?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 90: 97 red, 98 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61625A?

The complementary color is #5B5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61625A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61625A color

#61625A rgb(97, 98, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61625A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 35.3% blue (97, 98, 90).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#61625A color codes

HEX	`#61625A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, -2.01, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 4.85, 114.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.143, 12.015, 11.403)`
Decimal	`6382170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61625A, 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 #61625A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61625A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #61625A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61625a; }
.text { color: #61625a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61625a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61625a, #5d625a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #61625A?: #61625A is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61625A?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 90: 97 red, 98 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61625A?: The complementary color is #5B5A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61625A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.