What color is #616D81?

#616D81 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 #616D81?

The RGB value is 97, 109, 129: 97 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616D81?

The complementary color is #817561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616D81 color

#616D81 rgb(97, 109, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616D81 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.7% green and 50.6% blue (97, 109, 129).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#616D81 color codes

HEX	`#616D81`
RGB	`rgb(97, 109, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 0.26, -12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 12.55, 271.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.36, 15.063, 22.916)`
Decimal	`6385025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616D81, 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 #616D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #616D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616d81; }
.text { color: #616d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 109 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616d81, #656181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616D81?: #616D81 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 #616D81?: The RGB value is 97, 109, 129: 97 red, 109 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616D81?: The complementary color is #817561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.