What color is #616F69?

#616F69 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F69?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 105: 97 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F69?

The complementary color is #6F6167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F69 color

#616F69 rgb(97, 111, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616F69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 41.2% blue (97, 111, 105).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#616F69 color codes

HEX	`#616F69`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, -6.56, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 6.74, 166.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.163, 14.93, 15.55)`
Decimal	`6385513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F69, 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 #616F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #616F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f69; }
.text { color: #616f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f69, #616e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616F69?: #616F69 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F69?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 105: 97 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F69?: The complementary color is #6F6167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.