What color is #616980?

#616980 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616980?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 128: 97 red, 105 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616980?

The complementary color is #807861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616980?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616980 color

#616980 rgb(97, 105, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616980 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 50.2% blue (97, 105, 128).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#616980 color codes

HEX	`#616980`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, 2.41, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 13.98, 279.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.877, 14.203, 22.428)`
Decimal	`6384000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616980, 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 #616980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #616980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616980; }
.text { color: #616980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616980, #686180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616980?: #616980 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616980?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 128: 97 red, 105 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616980?: The complementary color is #807861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616980?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.