What color is #617174?

#617174 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 #617174?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 116: 97 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617174?

The complementary color is #746461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617174 color

#617174 rgb(97, 113, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617174 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (97, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#617174 color codes

HEX	`#617174`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -5.26, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 6.41, 214.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.986, 15.612, 18.796)`
Decimal	`6386036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617174, 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 #617174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #617174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617174; }
.text { color: #617174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617174, #616774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #617174?: #617174 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 #617174?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 116: 97 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617174?: The complementary color is #746461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.