What color is #616E96?

#616E96 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 #616E96?

The RGB value is 97, 110, 150: 97 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616E96?

The complementary color is #968961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616E96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616E96 color

#616E96 rgb(97, 110, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616E96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.1% green and 58.8% blue (97, 110, 150).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#616E96 color codes

HEX	`#616E96`
RGB	`rgb(97, 110, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, 5.29, -23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 23.93, 282.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.009, 15.895, 31.073)`
Decimal	`6385302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616E96, 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 #616E96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616E96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #616E96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616e96; }
.text { color: #616e96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616e96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 110 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616e96, #6e6196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616E96?: #616E96 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 #616E96?: The RGB value is 97, 110, 150: 97 red, 110 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616E96?: The complementary color is #968961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616E96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.