What color is #61969A?

#61969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61969A?

The RGB value is 97, 150, 154: 97 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61969A?

The complementary color is #9A6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61969A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61969A color

#61969A rgb(97, 150, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61969A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 58.8% green and 60.4% blue (97, 150, 154).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#61969A color codes

HEX	`#61969A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 150, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 58.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -16.47, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 18.17, 205.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.667, 26.686, 34.575)`
Decimal	`6395546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61969A, 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 #61969A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61969A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #61969A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61969a; }
.text { color: #61969a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61969a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 150 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61969a, #61799a); }

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Questions

What color is #61969A?: #61969A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61969A?: The RGB value is 97, 150, 154: 97 red, 150 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61969A?: The complementary color is #9A6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61969A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.