What color is #616F64?

#616F64 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F64?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 100: 97 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F64?

The complementary color is #6F616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F64 color

#616F64 rgb(97, 111, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616F64 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 39.2% blue (97, 111, 100).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#616F64 color codes

HEX	`#616F64`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -7.61, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 8.77, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.914, 14.83, 14.236)`
Decimal	`6385508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F64, 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 #616F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #616F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f64; }
.text { color: #616f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f64, #616f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616F64?: #616F64 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F64?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 100: 97 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F64?: The complementary color is #6F616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.