What color is #616F5B?

#616F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F5B?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 91: 97 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F5B?

The complementary color is #695B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F5B color

#616F5B rgb(97, 111, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #616F5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 35.7% blue (97, 111, 91).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#616F5B color codes

HEX	`#616F5B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -9.39, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 13.29, 134.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.502, 14.665, 12.068)`
Decimal	`6385499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F5B, 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 #616F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #616F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f5b; }
.text { color: #616f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f5b, #5b6f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616F5B?: #616F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F5B?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 91: 97 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F5B?: The complementary color is #695B6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.