What color is #616C87?

#616C87 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 #616C87?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 135: 97 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C87?

The complementary color is #877C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C87 color

#616C87 rgb(97, 108, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616C87 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (97, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#616C87 color codes

HEX	`#616C87`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 2.42, -16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 16.41, 278.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.664, 15.015, 25.043)`
Decimal	`6384775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C87, 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 #616C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #616C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c87; }
.text { color: #616c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c87, #696187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616C87?: #616C87 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 #616C87?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 135: 97 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C87?: The complementary color is #877C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.