What color is #61717B?

#61717B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61717B?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 123: 97 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61717B?

The complementary color is #7B6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61717B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61717B color

#61717B rgb(97, 113, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61717B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 48.2% blue (97, 113, 123).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#61717B color codes

HEX	`#61717B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.69, -3.59, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.69, 8.33, 244.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.409, 15.781, 21.022)`
Decimal	`6386043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61717B, 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 #61717B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61717B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #61717B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61717b; }
.text { color: #61717b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61717b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61717b, #61647b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61717B?: #61717B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61717B?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 123: 97 red, 113 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61717B?: The complementary color is #7B6B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61717B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.