What color is #616B88?

#616B88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B88?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 136: 97 red, 107 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B88?

The complementary color is #887E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B88 color

#616B88 rgb(97, 107, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616B88 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 53.3% blue (97, 107, 136).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#616B88 color codes

HEX	`#616B88`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.41, 3.28, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.41, 17.52, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.63, 14.834, 25.38)`
Decimal	`6384520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B88, 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 #616B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #616B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b88; }
.text { color: #616b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b88, #6a6188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616B88?: #616B88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B88?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 136: 97 red, 107 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B88?: The complementary color is #887E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.