What color is #61677F?

#61677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61677F?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 127: 97 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61677F?

The complementary color is #7F7961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61677F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61677F color

#61677F rgb(97, 103, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61677F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 49.8% blue (97, 103, 127).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#61677F color codes

HEX	`#61677F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 3.36, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 14.5, 283.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.61, 13.774, 22.016)`
Decimal	`6383487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61677F, 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 #61677F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61677F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #61677F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61677f; }
.text { color: #61677f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61677f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61677f, #6a617f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61677F?: #61677F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61677F?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 127: 97 red, 103 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61677F?: The complementary color is #7F7961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61677F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.