What color is #616A79?

#616A79 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 #616A79?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 121: 97 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A79?

The complementary color is #797061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616A79 color

#616A79 rgb(97, 106, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616A79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 47.5% blue (97, 106, 121).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#616A79 color codes

HEX	`#616A79`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, 0.06, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 9.5, 270.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.534, 14.23, 20.119)`
Decimal	`6384249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A79, 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 #616A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #616A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a79; }
.text { color: #616a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a79, #646179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616A79?: #616A79 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 #616A79?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 121: 97 red, 106 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A79?: The complementary color is #797061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.