What color is #616457?

#616457 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616457?

The RGB value is 97, 100, 87: 97 red, 100 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616457?

The complementary color is #5A5764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616457 color

#616457 rgb(97, 100, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616457 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.2% green and 34.1% blue (97, 100, 87).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#616457 color codes

HEX	`#616457`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.76, -3.77, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.76, 7.94, 118.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.207, 12.344, 10.807)`
Decimal	`6382679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616457, 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 #616457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #616457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616457; }
.text { color: #616457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616457, #5b6457); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #616457?: #616457 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616457?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 87: 97 red, 100 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616457?: The complementary color is #5A5764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.