What color is #61695C?

#61695C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61695C?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 92: 97 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61695C?

The complementary color is #645C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61695C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61695C color

#61695C rgb(97, 105, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61695C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (97, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#61695C color codes

HEX	`#61695C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, -5.75, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 8.51, 132.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.913, 13.417, 12.085)`
Decimal	`6383964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61695C, 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 #61695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #61695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61695c; }
.text { color: #61695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61695c, #5c695d); }

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Questions

What color is #61695C?: #61695C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61695C?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 92: 97 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61695C?: The complementary color is #645C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61695C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.