What color is #61664B?

#61664B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61664B?

The RGB value is 97, 102, 75: 97 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61664B?

The complementary color is #504B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61664B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61664B color

#61664B rgb(97, 102, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #61664B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40% green and 29.4% blue (97, 102, 75).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#61664B color codes

HEX	`#61664B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 102, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, -7.05, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 16.26, 115.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.951, 12.552, 8.501)`
Decimal	`6383179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61664B, 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 #61664B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61664B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #61664B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61664b; }
.text { color: #61664b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61664b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 102 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61664b, #53664b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #61664B?: #61664B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61664B?: The RGB value is 97, 102, 75: 97 red, 102 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61664B?: The complementary color is #504B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61664B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.