What color is #616771?

#616771 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616771?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 113: 97 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616771?

The complementary color is #716B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616771 color

#616771 rgb(97, 103, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616771 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (97, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#616771 color codes

HEX	`#616771`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, -0.06, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 6.39, 269.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.76, 13.434, 17.54)`
Decimal	`6383473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616771, 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 #616771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #616771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616771; }
.text { color: #616771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616771, #636171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616771?: #616771 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616771?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 113: 97 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616771?: The complementary color is #716B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.