What color is #616F92?

#616F92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F92?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 146: 97 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F92?

The complementary color is #928461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F92 color

#616F92 rgb(97, 111, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616F92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 57.3% blue (97, 111, 146).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#616F92 color codes

HEX	`#616F92`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.95, 3.57, -20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.95, 21.09, 279.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.801, 15.985, 29.441)`
Decimal	`6385554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F92, 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 #616F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #616F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f92; }
.text { color: #616f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f92, #6c6192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616F92?: #616F92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F92?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 146: 97 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F92?: The complementary color is #928461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.