What color is #616C7C?

#616C7C 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 #616C7C?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 124: 97 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C7C?

The complementary color is #7C7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C7C color

#616C7C rgb(97, 108, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616C7C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 48.6% blue (97, 108, 124).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#616C7C color codes

HEX	`#616C7C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -0.4, -10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 10.27, 267.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.929, 14.721, 21.172)`
Decimal	`6384764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C7C, 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 #616C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #616C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c7c; }
.text { color: #616c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c7c, #64617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616C7C?: #616C7C 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 #616C7C?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 124: 97 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C7C?: The complementary color is #7C7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.