What color is #61716F?

#61716F is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61716F?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 111: 97 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61716F?

The complementary color is #716163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61716F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61716F color

#61716F rgb(97, 113, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61716F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (97, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#61716F color codes

HEX	`#61716F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.31, -6.4, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.31, 6.46, 188.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.703, 15.499, 17.305)`
Decimal	`6386031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61716F, 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 #61716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #61716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61716f; }
.text { color: #61716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61716f, #616b71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #61716F?: #61716F is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61716F?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 111: 97 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61716F?: The complementary color is #716163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61716F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.