What color is #61737A?

#61737A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61737A?

The RGB value is 97, 115, 122: 97 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61737A?

The complementary color is #7A6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61737A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61737A color

#61737A rgb(97, 115, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61737A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.1% green and 47.8% blue (97, 115, 122).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#61737A color codes

HEX	`#61737A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 115, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, -5, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 7.88, 230.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.572, 16.208, 20.769)`
Decimal	`6386554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61737A, 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 #61737A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61737A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #61737A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61737a; }
.text { color: #61737a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61737a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 115 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61737a, #61677a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #61737A?: #61737A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61737A?: The RGB value is 97, 115, 122: 97 red, 115 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61737A?: The complementary color is #7A6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61737A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.