What color is #616D7E?

#616D7E 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 #616D7E?

The RGB value is 97, 109, 126: 97 red, 109 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616D7E?

The complementary color is #7E7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616D7E?

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.

#616D7E color

#616D7E rgb(97, 109, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616D7E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.7% green and 49.4% blue (97, 109, 126).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#616D7E color codes

HEX	`#616D7E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 109, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -0.49, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 10.93, 267.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.163, 14.985, 21.881)`
Decimal	`6385022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616D7E, 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 #616D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616D7E 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 #616D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616d7e; }
.text { color: #616d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 109 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616d7e, #64617e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616D7E?: #616D7E 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 #616D7E?: The RGB value is 97, 109, 126: 97 red, 109 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616D7E?: The complementary color is #7E7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616D7E?: 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.