What color is #616777?

#616777 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616777?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 119: 97 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616777?

The complementary color is #777161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616777?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616777 color

#616777 rgb(97, 103, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616777 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 46.7% blue (97, 103, 119).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#616777 color codes

HEX	`#616777`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, 1.37, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 9.81, 278.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.109, 13.574, 19.378)`
Decimal	`6383479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616777, 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 #616777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #616777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616777; }
.text { color: #616777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616777, #666177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616777?: #616777 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616777?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 119: 97 red, 103 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616777?: The complementary color is #777161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616777?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.