What color is #61697E?

#61697E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61697E?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 126: 97 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61697E?

The complementary color is #7E7661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61697E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61697E color

#61697E rgb(97, 105, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61697E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (97, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#61697E color codes

HEX	`#61697E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, 1.9, -12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 12.82, 278.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.746, 14.151, 21.742)`
Decimal	`6383998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61697E, 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 #61697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #61697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61697e; }
.text { color: #61697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61697e, #67617e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61697E?: #61697E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61697E?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 126: 97 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61697E?: The complementary color is #7E7661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61697E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.