What color is #616282?

#616282 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616282?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 130: 97 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616282?

The complementary color is #828161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616282 color

#616282 rgb(97, 98, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616282 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 51% blue (97, 98, 130).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#616282 color codes

HEX	`#616282`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 7.19, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 19.3, 291.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.326, 12.888, 22.9)`
Decimal	`6382210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616282, 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 #616282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #616282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616282; }
.text { color: #616282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616282, #706182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616282?: #616282 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616282?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 130: 97 red, 98 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616282?: The complementary color is #828161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.