What color is #616F94?

#616F94 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 #616F94?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 148: 97 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F94?

The complementary color is #948661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F94 color

#616F94 rgb(97, 111, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #616F94 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 58% blue (97, 111, 148).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 4.99:1).

#616F94 color codes

HEX	`#616F94`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 4.12, -21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 22.23, 280.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.958, 16.048, 30.268)`
Decimal	`6385556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F94, 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 #616F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #616F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f94; }
.text { color: #616f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f94, #6c6194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #616F94?: #616F94 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 #616F94?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 148: 97 red, 111 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F94?: The complementary color is #948661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.