What color is #616461?

#616461 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616461?

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

What is the complementary color of #616461?

The complementary color is #646164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616461 color

#616461 rgb(97, 100, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616461 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#616461 color codes

HEX	`#616461`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, -1.8, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 2.21, 144.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.644, 12.519, 13.11)`
Decimal	`6382689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616461, 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 #616461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #616461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616461; }
.text { color: #616461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616461, #616462); }

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Questions

What color is #616461?: #616461 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616461?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 97: 97 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616461?: The complementary color is #646164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.