#616261#616261

#616261 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.002 H 145.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616261
RGB	rgb(97, 98, 97)
HSL	hsl(120, 1%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(120, 1%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, -0.60, 0.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 0.74, 144.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% -0.0016 0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.002 145.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.4548, 12.1398, 13.0467)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616261 #626162

analogous

#616261 #616261 #616261

triadic

#616261 #616162 #626161

tetradic

#616261 #616162 #626162 #626161

square

#616261 #616162 #626162 #626161

split-complementary

#616261 #616162 #626161

monochromatic

#242424 #434343 #616261 #7F817F #9E9F9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#616261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#616261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616261

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616261	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626261

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 98, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.002 145.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8e8d',
    500: '#616261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616261;
$custom-light: #8d8e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 0.513,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49493,
    "c": 0.002,
    "h": 145.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616261

secondary

#908F90

accent

#7EAAAA

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #616261

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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