Information about #616A72 color

#616A72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#616A72 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(97, 106, 114) — 38% red, 41.6% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#616A72 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Sky (#636D70). Slightly further away sit Quarter Tuna (#656A70) and Mid Grey (#666A6D).

The recipe behind #616A72 is rgb(97, 106, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #616A72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#616A72 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#616A72 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #616A72

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#616A72
  • RGB97, 106, 114
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(97, 106, 114)
  • HSL208°, 8%, 41%
  • HSL Precise208.235°, 8.057%, 41.373%
  • HSV208°, 15%, 45%
  • HSB208°, 15%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.416, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.416, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.416, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID616A72
  • DECIMAL ID6384242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01