What color is #616651?

#616651 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 #616651?

The RGB value is 97, 102, 81: 97 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616651?

The complementary color is #565166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616651 color

#616651 rgb(97, 102, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616651 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40% green and 31.8% blue (97, 102, 81).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#616651 color codes

HEX	`#616651`
RGB	`rgb(97, 102, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, -6.04, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 12.76, 118.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.166, 12.638, 9.634)`
Decimal	`6383185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616651, 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 #616651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #616651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616651; }
.text { color: #616651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 102 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616651, #566651); }

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Questions

What color is #616651?: #616651 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 #616651?: The RGB value is 97, 102, 81: 97 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616651?: The complementary color is #565166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.