What color is #61658C?

#61658C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61658C?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 140: 97 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61658C?

The complementary color is #8C8861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61658C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61658C color

#61658C rgb(97, 101, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61658C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 54.9% blue (97, 101, 140).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#61658C color codes

HEX	`#61658C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 28%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 8.01, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 23.4, 290.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.316, 13.742, 26.704)`
Decimal	`6382988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61658C, 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 #61658C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61658C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #61658C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61658c; }
.text { color: #61658c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61658c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61658c, #73618c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61658C?: #61658C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61658C?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 140: 97 red, 101 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61658C?: The complementary color is #8C8861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61658C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.