What color is #616254?

#616254 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616254?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 84: 97 red, 98 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616254?

The complementary color is #555462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616254?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616254 color

#616254 rgb(97, 98, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616254 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 32.9% blue (97, 98, 84).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#616254 color codes

HEX	`#616254`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, -3.15, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 8.46, 111.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.898, 11.917, 10.112)`
Decimal	`6382164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616254, 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 #616254	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616254 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #616254 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616254; }
.text { color: #616254; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616254; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616254, #5a6254); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #616254?: #616254 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616254?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 84: 97 red, 98 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616254?: The complementary color is #555462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616254?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.