What color is #61656C?

#61656C is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61656C?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 108: 97 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61656C?

The complementary color is #6C6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61656C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61656C color

#61656C rgb(97, 101, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61656C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 42.4% blue (97, 101, 108).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#61656C color codes

HEX	`#61656C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, -0.01, -4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 4.48, 269.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.29, 12.931, 16.033)`
Decimal	`6382956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61656C, 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 #61656C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61656C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #61656C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61656c; }
.text { color: #61656c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61656c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61656c, #63616c); }

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Questions

What color is #61656C?: #61656C is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61656C?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 108: 97 red, 101 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61656C?: The complementary color is #6C6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61656C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.