What color is #616166?

#616166 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616166?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 102: 97 red, 97 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616166?

The complementary color is #666661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616166 color

#616166 rgb(97, 97, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616166 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 40% blue (97, 97, 102).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#616166 color codes

HEX	`#616166`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.3, 1.07, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.3, 3.03, 290.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.602, 12.05, 14.282)`
Decimal	`6381926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616166, 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 #616166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #616166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616166; }
.text { color: #616166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616166, #646166); }

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Questions

What color is #616166?: #616166 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616166?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 102: 97 red, 97 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616166?: The complementary color is #666661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.