What color is #616879?

#616879 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 #616879?

The RGB value is 97, 104, 121: 97 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616879?

The complementary color is #797261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616879 color

#616879 rgb(97, 104, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616879 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.8% green and 47.5% blue (97, 104, 121).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#616879 color codes

HEX	`#616879`
RGB	`rgb(97, 104, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, 1.26, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 10.45, 276.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.33, 13.822, 20.051)`
Decimal	`6383737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616879, 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 #616879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #616879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616879; }
.text { color: #616879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 104 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616879, #666179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616879?: #616879 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 #616879?: The RGB value is 97, 104, 121: 97 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616879?: The complementary color is #797261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.