What color is #616C62?

#616C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616C62?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 98: 97 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C62?

The complementary color is #6C616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C62 color

#616C62 rgb(97, 108, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616C62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 38.4% blue (97, 108, 98).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#616C62 color codes

HEX	`#616C62`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, -6.29, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 7.55, 146.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.496, 14.148, 13.625)`
Decimal	`6384738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C62, 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 #616C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #616C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c62; }
.text { color: #616c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c62, #616c68); }

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Questions

What color is #616C62?: #616C62 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616C62?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 98: 97 red, 108 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C62?: The complementary color is #6C616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.