What color is #616180?

#616180 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616180?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 128: 97 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616180?

The complementary color is #808061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616180 color

#616180 rgb(97, 97, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616180 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 50.2% blue (97, 97, 128).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#616180 color codes

HEX	`#616180`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, 7.28, -17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 18.74, 292.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.1, 12.649, 22.169)`
Decimal	`6381952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616180, 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 #616180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #616180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616180; }
.text { color: #616180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616180, #716180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616180?: #616180 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616180?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 128: 97 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616180?: The complementary color is #808061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.