What color is #616F74?

#616F74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F74?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 116: 97 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F74?

The complementary color is #746661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F74 color

#616F74 rgb(97, 111, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616F74 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 45.5% blue (97, 111, 116).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#616F74 color codes

HEX	`#616F74`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, -4.09, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 6.12, 228.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.766, 15.171, 18.723)`
Decimal	`6385524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F74, 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 #616F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #616F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f74; }
.text { color: #616f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f74, #616674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616F74?: #616F74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F74?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 116: 97 red, 111 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F74?: The complementary color is #746661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.