What color is #616451?

#616451 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 #616451?

The RGB value is 97, 100, 81: 97 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616451?

The complementary color is #545164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616451 color

#616451 rgb(97, 100, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616451 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.2% green and 31.8% blue (97, 100, 81).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 6.09:1).

#616451 color codes

HEX	`#616451`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 19%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 19%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.61, -4.87, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.61, 11.49, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.972, 12.25, 9.569)`
Decimal	`6382673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616451, 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 #616451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #616451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616451; }
.text { color: #616451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616451, #586451); }

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Questions

What color is #616451?: #616451 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 #616451?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 81: 97 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616451?: The complementary color is #545164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.