What color is #617172?

#617172 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617172?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 114: 97 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617172?

The complementary color is #726261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617172 color

#617172 rgb(97, 113, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617172 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 44.7% blue (97, 113, 114).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#617172 color codes

HEX	`#617172`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, -5.72, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 6.27, 204.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.871, 15.566, 18.19)`
Decimal	`6386034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617172, 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 #617172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #617172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617172; }
.text { color: #617172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617172, #616972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #617172?: #617172 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617172?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 114: 97 red, 113 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617172?: The complementary color is #726261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.