What color is #61698B?

#61698B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61698B?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 139: 97 red, 105 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61698B?

The complementary color is #8B8361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61698B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61698B color

#61698B rgb(97, 105, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #61698B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 54.5% blue (97, 105, 139).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#61698B color codes

HEX	`#61698B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 24%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.95, 5.3, -19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.95, 20.4, 285.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.64, 14.508, 26.45)`
Decimal	`6384011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61698B, 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 #61698B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61698B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #61698B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61698b; }
.text { color: #61698b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61698b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61698b, #6e618b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #61698B?: #61698B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61698B?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 139: 97 red, 105 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61698B?: The complementary color is #8B8361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61698B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.