What color is #61646E?

#61646E is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61646E?

The RGB value is 97, 100, 110: 97 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61646E?

The complementary color is #6E6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61646E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61646E color

#61646E rgb(97, 100, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61646E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.2% green and 43.1% blue (97, 100, 110).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#61646E color codes

HEX	`#61646E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, 1.05, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 6.12, 279.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.301, 12.781, 16.568)`
Decimal	`6382702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61646E, 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 #61646E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61646E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #61646E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61646e; }
.text { color: #61646e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61646e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61646e, #65616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61646E?: #61646E is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61646E?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 110: 97 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61646E?: The complementary color is #6E6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61646E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.