What color is #616274?

#616274 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616274?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 116: 97 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616274?

The complementary color is #747361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616274 color

#616274 rgb(97, 98, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616274 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 45.5% blue (97, 98, 116).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#616274 color codes

HEX	`#616274`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, 3.67, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 10.88, 289.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.449, 12.538, 18.284)`
Decimal	`6382196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616274, 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 #616274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #616274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616274; }
.text { color: #616274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616274, #6a6174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616274?: #616274 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616274?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 116: 97 red, 98 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616274?: The complementary color is #747361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.