What color is #617063?

#617063 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617063?

The RGB value is 97, 112, 99: 97 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617063?

The complementary color is #70616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617063?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617063 color

#617063 rgb(97, 112, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617063 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.9% green and 38.8% blue (97, 112, 99).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#617063 color codes

HEX	`#617063`
RGB	`rgb(97, 112, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, -8.39, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 9.95, 147.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.976, 15.03, 14.019)`
Decimal	`6385763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617063, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #617063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #617063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617063; }
.text { color: #617063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 112 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617063, #61706a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #617063?: #617063 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617063?: The RGB value is 97, 112, 99: 97 red, 112 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617063?: The complementary color is #70616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617063?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.