What color is #616157?

#616157 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616157?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 87: 97 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616157?

The complementary color is #575761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616157 color

#616157 rgb(97, 97, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616157 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 34.1% blue (97, 97, 87).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#616157 color codes

HEX	`#616157`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, -1.99, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 6.05, 109.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.925, 11.779, 10.713)`
Decimal	`6381911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616157, 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 #616157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #616157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616157; }
.text { color: #616157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616157, #5c6157); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #616157?: #616157 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616157?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 87: 97 red, 97 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616157?: The complementary color is #575761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.