What color is #61656D?

#61656D is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61656D?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 109: 97 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61656D?

The complementary color is #6D6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61656D color

#61656D rgb(97, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61656D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (97, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#61656D color codes

HEX	`#61656D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 11%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, 0.22, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 5.04, 272.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.343, 12.953, 16.315)`
Decimal	`6382957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61656D, 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 #61656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #61656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61656d; }
.text { color: #61656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61656d, #63616d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61656D?: #61656D is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61656D?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 109: 97 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61656D?: The complementary color is #6D6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.