What color is #616F78?

#616F78 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F78?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 120: 97 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F78?

The complementary color is #786A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F78 color

#616F78 rgb(97, 111, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #616F78 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (97, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#616F78 color codes

HEX	`#616F78`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46, -3.15, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46, 7.45, 245.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.003, 15.266, 19.974)`
Decimal	`6385528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F78, 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 #616F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #616F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f78; }
.text { color: #616f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f78, #616378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #616F78?: #616F78 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F78?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 120: 97 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F78?: The complementary color is #786A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.