What color is #616352?

#616352 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 #616352?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 82: 97 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616352?

The complementary color is #545263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616352 color

#616352 rgb(97, 99, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616352 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (97, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#616352 color codes

HEX	`#616352`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, -4.1, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 10.27, 113.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.914, 12.074, 9.737)`
Decimal	`6382418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616352, 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 #616352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #616352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616352; }
.text { color: #616352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616352, #586352); }

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Questions

What color is #616352?: #616352 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 #616352?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 82: 97 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616352?: The complementary color is #545263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.