What color is #616B5F?

#616B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B5F?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 95: 97 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B5F?

The complementary color is #695F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B5F color

#616B5F rgb(97, 107, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 37.3% blue (97, 107, 95).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 6% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#616B5F color codes

HEX	`#616B5F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 6%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 11%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, -6.32, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 8.33, 139.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.253, 13.883, 12.858)`
Decimal	`6384479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B5F, 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 #616B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #616B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b5f; }
.text { color: #616b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b5f, #5f6b63); }

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Questions

What color is #616B5F?: #616B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B5F?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 95: 97 red, 107 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B5F?: The complementary color is #695F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.