What color is #61655D?

#61655D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61655D?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 93: 97 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61655D?

The complementary color is #615D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61655D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61655D color

#61655D rgb(97, 101, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61655D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 36.5% blue (97, 101, 93).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#61655D color codes

HEX	`#61655D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, -3.2, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 5.12, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.559, 12.639, 12.184)`
Decimal	`6382941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61655D, 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 #61655D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61655D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #61655D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61655d; }
.text { color: #61655d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61655d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61655d, #5d655d); }

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Questions

What color is #61655D?: #61655D is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61655D?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 93: 97 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61655D?: The complementary color is #615D65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61655D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.