What color is #616B79?

#616B79 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 #616B79?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 121: 97 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B79?

The complementary color is #796F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B79 color

#616B79 rgb(97, 107, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 47.5% blue (97, 107, 121).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#616B79 color codes

HEX	`#616B79`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, -0.54, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 9.08, 266.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.638, 14.437, 20.154)`
Decimal	`6384505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B79, 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 #616B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #616B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b79; }
.text { color: #616b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b79, #636179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616B79?: #616B79 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 #616B79?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 121: 97 red, 107 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B79?: The complementary color is #796F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.