What color is #61675E?

#61675E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61675E?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 94: 97 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61675E?

The complementary color is #645E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61675E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61675E color

#61675E rgb(97, 103, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61675E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 36.9% blue (97, 103, 94).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#61675E color codes

HEX	`#61675E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.84, -4.18, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.84, 5.99, 134.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.8, 13.05, 12.485)`
Decimal	`6383454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61675E, 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 #61675E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61675E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #61675E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61675e; }
.text { color: #61675e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61675e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61675e, #5e6760); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61675E?: #61675E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61675E?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 94: 97 red, 103 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61675E?: The complementary color is #645E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61675E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.