What color is #616A7D?

#616A7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616A7D?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 125: 97 red, 106 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A7D?

The complementary color is #7D7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616A7D color

#616A7D rgb(97, 106, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616A7D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 49% blue (97, 106, 125).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#616A7D color codes

HEX	`#616A7D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 1.05, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 11.74, 275.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.785, 14.33, 21.438)`
Decimal	`6384253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A7D, 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 #616A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #616A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a7d; }
.text { color: #616a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a7d, #66617d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616A7D?: #616A7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616A7D?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 125: 97 red, 106 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A7D?: The complementary color is #7D7461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.