What color is #61655E?

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

What is the RGB value of #61655E?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 94: 97 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61655E?

The complementary color is #625E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61655E?

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.

#61655E color

#61655E rgb(97, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61655E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (97, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#61655E color codes

HEX	`#61655E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, -3, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 4.55, 131.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.603, 12.657, 12.419)`
Decimal	`6382942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#61655E 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 #61655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61655e; }
.text { color: #61655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61655e, #5e655f); }

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Questions

What color is #61655E?: #61655E is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61655E?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 94: 97 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61655E?: The complementary color is #625E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61655E?: 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.