What color is #616061?

#616061 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616061?

The RGB value is 97, 96, 97: 97 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616061?

The complementary color is #606160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616061 color

#616061 rgb(97, 96, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616061 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (97, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#616061 color codes

HEX	`#616061`
RGB	`rgb(97, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.85, 0.6, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.85, 0.74, 324.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.27, 11.77, 12.985)`
Decimal	`6381665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616061, 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 #616061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	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 #616061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616061; }
.text { color: #616061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616061, #616061); }

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Questions

What color is #616061?: #616061 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616061?: The RGB value is 97, 96, 97: 97 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616061?: The complementary color is #606160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.