What color is #61878E?

#61878E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61878E?

The RGB value is 97, 135, 142: 97 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61878E?

The complementary color is #8E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61878E color

#61878E rgb(97, 135, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61878E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (97, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#61878E color codes

HEX	`#61878E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.84, -11.39, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.84, 13.92, 215.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.475, 21.821, 28.824)`
Decimal	`6391694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61878E, 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 #61878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #61878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61878e; }
.text { color: #61878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61878e, #61718e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #61878E?: #61878E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61878E?: The RGB value is 97, 135, 142: 97 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61878E?: The complementary color is #8E6861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.