What color is #61798A?

#61798A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61798A?

The RGB value is 97, 121, 138: 97 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61798A?

The complementary color is #8A7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61798A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61798A color

#61798A rgb(97, 121, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61798A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.5% green and 54.1% blue (97, 121, 138).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#61798A color codes

HEX	`#61798A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 121, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, -4.48, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 12.9, 249.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.353, 18.05, 26.662)`
Decimal	`6388106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61798A, 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 #61798A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61798A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #61798A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61798a; }
.text { color: #61798a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61798a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 121 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61798a, #61658a); }

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Questions

What color is #61798A?: #61798A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61798A?: The RGB value is 97, 121, 138: 97 red, 121 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61798A?: The complementary color is #8A7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61798A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.