What color is #616261?

#616261 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616261?

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

What is the complementary color of #616261?

The complementary color is #626162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616261 color

#616261 rgb(97, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616261 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#616261 color codes

HEX	`#616261`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, -0.6, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 0.74, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.455, 12.14, 13.047)`
Decimal	`6382177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616261, 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 #616261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #616261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616261; }
.text { color: #616261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616261, #616262); }

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Questions

What color is #616261?: #616261 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616261?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 97: 97 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616261?: The complementary color is #626162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.