What color is #616268?

#616268 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616268?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 104: 97 red, 98 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616268?

The complementary color is #686761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616268?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616268 color

#616268 rgb(97, 98, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616268 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 40.8% blue (97, 98, 104).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 3% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#616268 color codes

HEX	`#616268`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 3%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 7%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.65, 0.9, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.65, 3.64, 284.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.796, 12.276, 14.842)`
Decimal	`6382184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616268, 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 #616268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #616268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616268; }
.text { color: #616268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616268, #646168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #616268?: #616268 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616268?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 104: 97 red, 98 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616268?: The complementary color is #686761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616268?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.