What color is #616D88?

#616D88 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 #616D88?

The RGB value is 97, 109, 136: 97 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616D88?

The complementary color is #887C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616D88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616D88 color

#616D88 rgb(97, 109, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616D88 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.7% green and 53.3% blue (97, 109, 136).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% 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 5.18:1).

#616D88 color codes

HEX	`#616D88`
RGB	`rgb(97, 109, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, 2.08, -16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 16.46, 277.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.841, 15.256, 25.45)`
Decimal	`6385032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616D88, 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 #616D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #616D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616d88; }
.text { color: #616d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 109 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616d88, #696188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616D88?: #616D88 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 #616D88?: The RGB value is 97, 109, 136: 97 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616D88?: The complementary color is #887C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616D88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.