What color is #617275?

#617275 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 #617275?

The RGB value is 97, 114, 117: 97 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617275?

The complementary color is #756461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617275 color

#617275 rgb(97, 114, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617275 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (97, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#617275 color codes

HEX	`#617275`
RGB	`rgb(97, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -5.61, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 6.76, 213.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.157, 15.86, 19.142)`
Decimal	`6386293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617275, 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 #617275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #617275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617275; }
.text { color: #617275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617275, #616875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #617275?: #617275 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 #617275?: The RGB value is 97, 114, 117: 97 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617275?: The complementary color is #756461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.