What color is #616351?

#616351 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616351?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 81: 97 red, 99 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616351?

The complementary color is #535163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616351 color

#616351 rgb(97, 99, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616351 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 31.8% blue (97, 99, 81).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#616351 color codes

HEX	`#616351`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.31, -4.28, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.31, 10.87, 113.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.877, 12.059, 9.538)`
Decimal	`6382417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616351, 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 #616351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #616351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616351; }
.text { color: #616351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616351, #586351); }

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Questions

What color is #616351?: #616351 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616351?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 81: 97 red, 99 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616351?: The complementary color is #535163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.