What color is #61777F?

#61777F 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 #61777F?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 127: 97 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61777F?

The complementary color is #7F6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61777F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61777F color

#61777F rgb(97, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61777F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (97, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% 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 4.72:1).

#61777F color codes

HEX	`#61777F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -6.1, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 9.32, 229.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.356, 17.267, 22.598)`
Decimal	`6387583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61777F, 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 #61777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #61777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61777f; }
.text { color: #61777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61777f, #61687f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #61777F?: #61777F 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 #61777F?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 127: 97 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61777F?: The complementary color is #7F6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61777F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.