What color is #617186?

#617186 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617186?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 134: 97 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617186?

The complementary color is #867661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617186 color

#617186 rgb(97, 113, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #617186 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 52.5% blue (97, 113, 134).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#617186 color codes

HEX	`#617186`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -0.83, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 13.52, 266.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.137, 16.072, 24.854)`
Decimal	`6386054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617186, 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 #617186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #617186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617186; }
.text { color: #617186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617186, #646186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617186?: #617186 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617186?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 134: 97 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617186?: The complementary color is #867661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.