What color is #617079?

#617079 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617079?

The RGB value is 97, 112, 121: 97 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617079?

The complementary color is #796A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617079 color

#617079 rgb(97, 112, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617079 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (97, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#617079 color codes

HEX	`#617079`
RGB	`rgb(97, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -3.49, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 7.7, 243.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.174, 15.51, 20.332)`
Decimal	`6385785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617079, 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 #617079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #617079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617079; }
.text { color: #617079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617079, #616479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #617079?: #617079 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617079?: The RGB value is 97, 112, 121: 97 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617079?: The complementary color is #796A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.