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#616B60 closest to Italian Basil

#616B60 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Italian Basil. In the RGB color model it is made of 38.0% red, 42.0% green and 37.6% blue (rgb(97, 107, 96)). Its HSL value is 115° hue, 5% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black. #616B60 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.56:1.

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Variations of #616B60

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#616B60 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#616B60 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #616B60 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6A6860
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C695F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #696960
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6A6860
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #676960
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #606A68
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #616B64
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #686868
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #666966

#616B60 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.56:1 Good#616B60 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.78:1 Poor#616B60 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#616B60 in CSS

/* Italian Basil */
.color { color: #616B60; }
.background { background-color: #616B60; }
.border { border: 1px solid #616B60; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(97 107 96);
color: hsl(115 5% 40%);
color: oklch(0.516 0.021 142.7);

#616B60 FAQ

What color is #616B60?

#616B60 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #616B60?

#616B60 is rgb(97, 107, 96) in RGB, hsl(115, 5%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #616B60?

The complementary color of #616B60 is #6A606B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #616B60?

White text has the best contrast on #616B60: 5.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #616B60 a warm or cool color?

#616B60 is a neutral color.