What color is #616078?

#616078 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616078?

The RGB value is 97, 96, 120: 97 red, 96 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616078?

The complementary color is #777860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616078?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616078 color

#616078 rgb(97, 96, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616078 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.6% green and 47.1% blue (97, 96, 120).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#616078 color codes

HEX	`#616078`
RGB	`rgb(97, 96, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, 5.87, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 14.56, 293.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.502, 12.263, 19.474)`
Decimal	`6381688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616078, 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 #616078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #616078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616078; }
.text { color: #616078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 96 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616078, #6d6078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616078?: #616078 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616078?: The RGB value is 97, 96, 120: 97 red, 96 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616078?: The complementary color is #777860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616078?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.