What color is #616B77?

#616B77 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 #616B77?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 119: 97 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B77?

The complementary color is #776D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B77 color

#616B77 rgb(97, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B77 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (97, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#616B77 color codes

HEX	`#616B77`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, -1.02, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 8.03, 262.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.516, 14.388, 19.514)`
Decimal	`6384503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B77, 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 #616B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #616B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b77; }
.text { color: #616b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b77, #626177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616B77?: #616B77 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 #616B77?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 119: 97 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B77?: The complementary color is #776D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.