What color is #616972?

#616972 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616972?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 114: 97 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616972?

The complementary color is #726A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616972 color

#616972 rgb(97, 105, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616972 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 44.7% blue (97, 105, 114).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#616972 color codes

HEX	`#616972`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, -1.02, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 6.16, 260.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.018, 13.859, 17.906)`
Decimal	`6383986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616972, 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 #616972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #616972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616972; }
.text { color: #616972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616972, #626172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616972?: #616972 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616972?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 114: 97 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616972?: The complementary color is #726A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.