What color is #61646A?

#61646A is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61646A?

The RGB value is 97, 100, 106: 97 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61646A?

The complementary color is #6A6761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61646A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61646A color

#61646A rgb(97, 100, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61646A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.2% green and 41.6% blue (97, 100, 106).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#61646A color codes

HEX	`#61646A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, 0.14, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 3.79, 272.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.088, 12.696, 15.447)`
Decimal	`6382698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61646A, 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 #61646A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61646A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #61646A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61646a; }
.text { color: #61646a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61646a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61646a, #63616a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61646A?: #61646A is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61646A?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 106: 97 red, 100 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61646A?: The complementary color is #6A6761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61646A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.