What color is #616E63?

#616E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616E63?

The RGB value is 97, 110, 99: 97 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616E63?

The complementary color is #6E616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616E63 color

#616E63 rgb(97, 110, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616E63 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.1% green and 38.8% blue (97, 110, 99).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#616E63 color codes

HEX	`#616E63`
RGB	`rgb(97, 110, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, -7.24, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 8.52, 148.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.757, 14.594, 13.947)`
Decimal	`6385251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616E63, 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 #616E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #616E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616e63; }
.text { color: #616e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 110 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616e63, #616e6a); }

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Questions

What color is #616E63?: #616E63 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616E63?: The RGB value is 97, 110, 99: 97 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616E63?: The complementary color is #6E616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.