What color is #61777B?

#61777B 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 #61777B?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 123: 97 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61777B?

The complementary color is #7B6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61777B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61777B color

#61777B rgb(97, 119, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61777B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 48.2% blue (97, 119, 123).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#61777B color codes

HEX	`#61777B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, -7.07, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 8.58, 214.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.101, 17.165, 21.253)`
Decimal	`6387579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61777B, 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 #61777B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61777B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #61777B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61777b; }
.text { color: #61777b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61777b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61777b, #616a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #61777B?: #61777B 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 #61777B?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 123: 97 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61777B?: The complementary color is #7B6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61777B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.