What color is #61626A?

#61626A is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61626A?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 106: 97 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61626A?

The complementary color is #6A6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61626A color

#61626A rgb(97, 98, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61626A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (97, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#61626A color codes

HEX	`#61626A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, 1.35, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 4.85, 286.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.898, 12.317, 15.383)`
Decimal	`6382186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61626A, 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 #61626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #61626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61626a; }
.text { color: #61626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61626a, #64616a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61626A?: #61626A is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61626A?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 106: 97 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61626A?: The complementary color is #6A6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.