What color is #61838B?

#61838B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61838B?

The RGB value is 97, 131, 139: 97 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61838B?

The complementary color is #8B6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61838B color

#61838B rgb(97, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #61838B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (97, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#61838B color codes

HEX	`#61838B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -9.92, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 12.86, 219.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.705, 20.637, 27.472)`
Decimal	`6390667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61838B, 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 #61838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #61838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61838b; }
.text { color: #61838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61838b, #616e8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #61838B?: #61838B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61838B?: The RGB value is 97, 131, 139: 97 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61838B?: The complementary color is #8B6961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.