What color is #616A5E?

#616A5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616A5E?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 94: 97 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A5E?

The complementary color is #675E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616A5E color

#616A5E rgb(97, 106, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616A5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (97, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#616A5E color codes

HEX	`#616A5E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.74, -5.94, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.74, 8.14, 136.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.104, 13.658, 12.586)`
Decimal	`6384222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A5E, 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 #616A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #616A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a5e; }
.text { color: #616a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a5e, #5e6a61); }

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Questions

What color is #616A5E?: #616A5E is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616A5E?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 94: 97 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A5E?: The complementary color is #675E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.