What color is #616E71?

#616E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616E71?

The RGB value is 97, 110, 113: 97 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616E71?

The complementary color is #716461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616E71 color

#616E71 rgb(97, 110, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616E71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.1% green and 44.3% blue (97, 110, 113).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#616E71 color codes

HEX	`#616E71`
RGB	`rgb(97, 110, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.48, -4.2, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.48, 5.36, 218.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.486, 14.885, 17.782)`
Decimal	`6385265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616E71, 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 #616E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #616E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616e71; }
.text { color: #616e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 110 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616e71, #616671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #616E71?: #616E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616E71?: The RGB value is 97, 110, 113: 97 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616E71?: The complementary color is #716461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.