What color is #61655A?

#61655A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61655A?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 90: 97 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61655A?

The complementary color is #5E5A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61655A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61655A color

#61655A rgb(97, 101, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61655A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 35.3% blue (97, 101, 90).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#61655A color codes

HEX	`#61655A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, -3.79, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 6.84, 123.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.429, 12.587, 11.498)`
Decimal	`6382938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61655A, 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 #61655A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61655A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #61655A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61655a; }
.text { color: #61655a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61655a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61655a, #5c655a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61655A?: #61655A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61655A?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 90: 97 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61655A?: The complementary color is #5E5A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61655A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.