What color is #617066?

#617066 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617066?

The RGB value is 97, 112, 102: 97 red, 112 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617066?

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

Is black or white text better on #617066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617066 color

#617066 rgb(97, 112, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617066 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.9% green and 40% blue (97, 112, 102).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#617066 color codes

HEX	`#617066`
RGB	`rgb(97, 112, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, -7.77, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 8.59, 154.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.122, 15.089, 14.789)`
Decimal	`6385766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617066, 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 #617066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #617066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617066; }
.text { color: #617066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 112 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617066, #61706e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617066?: #617066 is a gray, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617066?: The RGB value is 97, 112, 102: 97 red, 112 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617066?: The complementary color is #70616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.