What color is #616B81?

#616B81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B81?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 129: 97 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B81?

The complementary color is #817761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B81 color

#616B81 rgb(97, 107, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616B81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 50.6% blue (97, 107, 129).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#616B81 color codes

HEX	`#616B81`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.14, 1.46, -13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.14, 13.51, 276.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.149, 14.641, 22.845)`
Decimal	`6384513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B81, 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 #616B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #616B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b81; }
.text { color: #616b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b81, #676181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616B81?: #616B81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B81?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 129: 97 red, 107 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B81?: The complementary color is #817761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.