What color is #61705F?

#61705F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61705F?

The RGB value is 97, 112, 95: 97 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61705F?

The complementary color is #6E5F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61705F color

#61705F rgb(97, 112, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61705F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (97, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#61705F color codes

HEX	`#61705F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, -9.19, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 11.92, 140.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.789, 14.956, 13.037)`
Decimal	`6385759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61705F, 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 #61705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #61705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61705f; }
.text { color: #61705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61705f, #5f7066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #61705F?: #61705F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61705F?: The RGB value is 97, 112, 95: 97 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61705F?: The complementary color is #6E5F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.