What color is #61668A?

#61668A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61668A?

The RGB value is 97, 102, 138: 97 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61668A?

The complementary color is #8A8561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61668A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61668A color

#61668A rgb(97, 102, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61668A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40% green and 54.1% blue (97, 102, 138).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#61668A color codes

HEX	`#61668A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 102, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 6.86, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 21.6, 288.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.267, 13.879, 25.967)`
Decimal	`6383242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61668A, 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 #61668A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61668A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #61668A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61668a; }
.text { color: #61668a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61668a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 102 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61668a, #71618a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61668A?: #61668A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61668A?: The RGB value is 97, 102, 138: 97 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61668A?: The complementary color is #8A8561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61668A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.