What color is #616556?

#616556 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616556?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 86: 97 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616556?

The complementary color is #5A5665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616556?

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.

#616556 color

#616556 rgb(97, 101, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616556 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 33.7% blue (97, 101, 86).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#616556 color codes

HEX	`#616556`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, -4.55, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 9.18, 119.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.263, 12.521, 10.626)`
Decimal	`6382934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616556, 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 #616556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616556 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 #616556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616556; }
.text { color: #616556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616556, #5a6556); }

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Questions

What color is #616556?: #616556 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616556?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 86: 97 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616556?: The complementary color is #5A5665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616556?: 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.