What color is #61817D?

#61817D 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 #61817D?

The RGB value is 97, 129, 125: 97 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61817D?

The complementary color is #816165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61817D?

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.

#61817D color

#61817D rgb(97, 129, 125)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.6% green and 49% blue (97, 129, 125).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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).

#61817D color codes

HEX	`#61817D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 129, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -12.23, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 12.32, 187.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.481, 19.722, 22.336)`
Decimal	`6390141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#61817D 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 #61817D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61817d; }
.text { color: #61817d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61817d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 129 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61817d, #617581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #61817D?: #61817D 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 #61817D?: The RGB value is 97, 129, 125: 97 red, 129 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61817D?: The complementary color is #816165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61817D?: 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.