What color is #61757B?

#61757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61757B?

The RGB value is 97, 117, 123: 97 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61757B?

The complementary color is #7B6761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61757B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61757B color

#61757B rgb(97, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61757B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (97, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#61757B color codes

HEX	`#61757B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, -5.92, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 8.25, 224.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.865, 16.694, 21.174)`
Decimal	`6387067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61757B, 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 #61757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #61757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61757b; }
.text { color: #61757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61757b, #61687b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #61757B?: #61757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61757B?: The RGB value is 97, 117, 123: 97 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61757B?: The complementary color is #7B6761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61757B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.