What color is #616A76?

#616A76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616A76?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 118: 97 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A76?

The complementary color is #766D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616A76 color

#616A76 rgb(97, 106, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616A76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 46.3% blue (97, 106, 118).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#616A76 color codes

HEX	`#616A76`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.46, -0.67, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.46, 7.88, 265.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.353, 14.157, 19.165)`
Decimal	`6384246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A76, 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 #616A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #616A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a76; }
.text { color: #616a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a76, #626176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616A76?: #616A76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616A76?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 118: 97 red, 106 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A76?: The complementary color is #766D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.