What color is #616C79?

#616C79 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 #616C79?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 121: 97 red, 108 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C79?

The complementary color is #796E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C79 color

#616C79 rgb(97, 108, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616C79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 47.5% blue (97, 108, 121).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#616C79 color codes

HEX	`#616C79`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, -1.13, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 8.69, 262.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.743, 14.647, 20.188)`
Decimal	`6384761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C79, 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 #616C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #616C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c79; }
.text { color: #616c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c79, #626179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616C79?: #616C79 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 #616C79?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 121: 97 red, 108 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C79?: The complementary color is #796E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.