What color is #61817C?

#61817C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61817C?

The RGB value is 97, 129, 124: 97 red, 129 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61817C?

The complementary color is #816166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61817C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61817C color

#61817C rgb(97, 129, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61817C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.6% green and 48.6% blue (97, 129, 124).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#61817C color codes

HEX	`#61817C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 129, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -12.46, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 12.5, 184.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.417, 19.696, 22.002)`
Decimal	`6390140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61817C, 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 #61817C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61817C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #61817C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61817c; }
.text { color: #61817c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61817c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 129 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61817c, #617681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #61817C?: #61817C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61817C?: The RGB value is 97, 129, 124: 97 red, 129 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61817C?: The complementary color is #816166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61817C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.