What color is #616255?

#616255 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616255?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 85: 97 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616255?

The complementary color is #565562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616255 color

#616255 rgb(97, 98, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616255 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 33.3% blue (97, 98, 85).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#616255 color codes

HEX	`#616255`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.11, -2.96, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.11, 7.86, 112.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.937, 11.933, 10.32)`
Decimal	`6382165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616255, 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 #616255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #616255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616255; }
.text { color: #616255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616255, #5a6255); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #616255?: #616255 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616255?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 85: 97 red, 98 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616255?: The complementary color is #565562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.