What color is #616B61?

#616B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B61?

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

What is the complementary color of #616B61?

The complementary color is #6B616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B61 color

#616B61 rgb(97, 107, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B61 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#616B61 color codes

HEX	`#616B61`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -5.92, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 7.32, 143.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.345, 13.92, 13.343)`
Decimal	`6384481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B61, 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 #616B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #616B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b61; }
.text { color: #616b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b61, #616b66); }

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Questions

What color is #616B61?: #616B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B61?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 97: 97 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B61?: The complementary color is #6B616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.