What color is #616B64?

#616B64 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B64?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 100: 97 red, 107 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B64?

The complementary color is #6B6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B64 color

#616B64 rgb(97, 107, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 39.2% blue (97, 107, 100).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#616B64 color codes

HEX	`#616B64`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, -5.3, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 5.91, 153.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.487, 13.977, 14.094)`
Decimal	`6384484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B64, 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 #616B64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #616B64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b64; }
.text { color: #616b64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b64, #616b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616B64?: #616B64 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B64?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 100: 97 red, 107 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B64?: The complementary color is #6B6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.