What color is #617195?

#617195 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617195?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 149: 97 red, 113 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617195?

The complementary color is #958561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617195?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617195 color

#617195 rgb(97, 113, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #617195 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 58.4% blue (97, 113, 149).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#617195 color codes

HEX	`#617195`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.65, 3.2, -21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.65, 21.73, 278.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.258, 16.521, 30.76)`
Decimal	`6386069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617195, 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 #617195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #617195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617195; }
.text { color: #617195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617195, #6b6195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617195?: #617195 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617195?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 149: 97 red, 113 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617195?: The complementary color is #958561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617195?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.