What color is #616572?

#616572 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616572?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 114: 97 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616572?

The complementary color is #726E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616572 color

#616572 rgb(97, 101, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616572 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 44.7% blue (97, 101, 114).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#616572 color codes

HEX	`#616572`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 1.38, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 7.94, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.62, 13.063, 17.773)`
Decimal	`6382962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616572, 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 #616572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #616572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616572; }
.text { color: #616572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616572, #666172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616572?: #616572 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616572?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 114: 97 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616572?: The complementary color is #726E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.