What color is #616A64?

#616A64 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616A64?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 100: 97 red, 106 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A64?

The complementary color is #6A6167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616A64 color

#616A64 rgb(97, 106, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616A64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 39.2% blue (97, 106, 100).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 4% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#616A64 color codes

HEX	`#616A64`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 4%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 8%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, -4.71, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 5.2, 155.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.384, 13.769, 14.059)`
Decimal	`6384228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A64, 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 #616A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #616A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a64; }
.text { color: #616a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a64, #616a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616A64?: #616A64 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616A64?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 100: 97 red, 106 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A64?: The complementary color is #6A6167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.