#616461#616461

#616461 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.006 H 145.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616461
RGB	rgb(97, 100, 97)
HSL	hsl(120, 2%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(120, 3%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, -1.80, 1.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 2.21, 144.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% -0.0049 0.0034)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.006 145.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6442, 12.5188, 13.1099)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616461 #646164

analogous

#626461 #616461 #616462

triadic

#616461 #616164 #646161

tetradic

#616461 #616264 #646164 #646261

square

#616461 #616264 #646164 #646261

split-complementary

#616461 #626164 #646162

monochromatic

#252625 #434543 #616461 #7F837F #9EA19E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#616461 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#616461 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616461

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616461	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616461	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646361

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#616463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616461;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 100, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.006 145.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d908d',
    500: '#616461',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616461;
$custom-light: #8d908d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616461",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 1.523,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49958,
    "c": 0.00598,
    "h": 145.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616461

secondary

#928F92

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F8F8F8

surface

#F0F0F0

border

#CBCBCB

text

#0C0C0C

muted

#7D7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #616461

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

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