What color is #616B7F?

#616B7F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B7F?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 127: 97 red, 107 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B7F?

The complementary color is #7F7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B7F color

#616B7F rgb(97, 107, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616B7F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 49.8% blue (97, 107, 127).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#616B7F color codes

HEX	`#616B7F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, 0.95, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 12.38, 274.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.017, 14.589, 22.152)`
Decimal	`6384511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B7F, 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 #616B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #616B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b7f; }
.text { color: #616b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b7f, #66617f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616B7F?: #616B7F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B7F?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 127: 97 red, 107 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B7F?: The complementary color is #7F7561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.