What color is #61666F?

#61666F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61666F?

The RGB value is 97, 102, 111: 97 red, 102 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61666F?

The complementary color is #6F6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61666F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61666F color

#61666F rgb(97, 102, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61666F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40% green and 43.5% blue (97, 102, 111).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#61666F color codes

HEX	`#61666F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 102, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, 0.08, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 5.72, 270.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.55, 13.192, 16.921)`
Decimal	`6383215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61666F, 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 #61666F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61666F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #61666F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61666f; }
.text { color: #61666f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61666f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 102 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61666f, #63616f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61666F?: #61666F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61666F?: The RGB value is 97, 102, 111: 97 red, 102 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61666F?: The complementary color is #6F6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61666F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.