#616B72#616B72

#616B72 is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.016 H 238.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#616B72
RGB	rgb(97, 107, 114)
HSL	hsl(205, 8%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(205, 15%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 6.1%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, -2.21, -5.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 5.65, 247.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% -0.0087 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.016 238.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2240, 14.2714, 17.9743)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#616B72 #726861

analogous

#617271 #616B72 #616372

triadic

#616B72 #72616B #6B7261

tetradic

#616B72 #716172 #726861 #637261

square

#616B72 #716172 #726861 #637261

split-complementary

#616B72 #726163 #727161

monochromatic

#292D30 #454C51 #616B72 #7F8A92 #A0A8AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#616B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#616B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #616B72

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##616B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##616B72	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D6D6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #616b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(97, 107, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.016 238.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e959a',
    500: '#616b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #616b72;
$custom-light: #8e959a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#616b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 97,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.706,
    "s": 8.057,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52171,
    "c": 0.01648,
    "h": 238.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#616B72

secondary

#9D9692

accent

#8F77B1

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#F0F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0C0D0E

muted

#7D7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #616B72

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

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