What color is #61737F?

#61737F 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 #61737F?

The RGB value is 97, 115, 127: 97 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61737F?

The complementary color is #7F6D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61737F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61737F color

#61737F rgb(97, 115, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61737F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (97, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#61737F color codes

HEX	`#61737F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -3.78, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 9.59, 246.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.89, 16.335, 22.443)`
Decimal	`6386559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61737F, 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 #61737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61737F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #61737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61737f; }
.text { color: #61737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61737f, #61647f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #61737F?: #61737F 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 #61737F?: The RGB value is 97, 115, 127: 97 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61737F?: The complementary color is #7F6D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61737F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.