What color is #61715F?

#61715F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61715F?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 95: 97 red, 113 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61715F?

The complementary color is #6F5F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61715F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61715F color

#61715F rgb(97, 113, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61715F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 37.3% blue (97, 113, 95).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#61715F color codes

HEX	`#61715F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, -9.76, 8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 12.63, 140.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.9, 15.178, 13.074)`
Decimal	`6386015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61715F, 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 #61715F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61715F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #61715F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61715f; }
.text { color: #61715f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61715f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61715f, #5f7166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #61715F?: #61715F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61715F?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 95: 97 red, 113 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61715F?: The complementary color is #6F5F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61715F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.