What color is #61818A?

#61818A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61818A?

The RGB value is 97, 129, 138: 97 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61818A?

The complementary color is #8A6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61818A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61818A color

#61818A rgb(97, 129, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61818A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.6% green and 54.1% blue (97, 129, 138).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#61818A color codes

HEX	`#61818A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 129, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, -9.05, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 12.45, 223.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.366, 20.076, 27)`
Decimal	`6390154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61818A, 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 #61818A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61818A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #61818A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61818a; }
.text { color: #61818a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61818a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 129 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61818a, #616c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #61818A?: #61818A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61818A?: The RGB value is 97, 129, 138: 97 red, 129 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61818A?: The complementary color is #8A6A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61818A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.