What color is #61676E?

#61676E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61676E?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 110: 97 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61676E?

The complementary color is #6E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61676E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61676E color

#61676E rgb(97, 103, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61676E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 43.1% blue (97, 103, 110).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#61676E color codes

HEX	`#61676E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, -0.75, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 4.78, 260.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.594, 13.368, 16.666)`
Decimal	`6383470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61676E, 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 #61676E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61676E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #61676E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61676e; }
.text { color: #61676e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61676e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61676e, #61616e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61676E?: #61676E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61676E?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 110: 97 red, 103 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61676E?: The complementary color is #6E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61676E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.