What color is #617280?

#617280 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617280?

The RGB value is 97, 114, 128: 97 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617280?

The complementary color is #806F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617280?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617280 color

#617280 rgb(97, 114, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617280 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (97, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#617280 color codes

HEX	`#617280`
RGB	`rgb(97, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, -2.95, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 10.23, 253.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.842, 16.134, 22.75)`
Decimal	`6386304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617280, 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 #617280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #617280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617280; }
.text { color: #617280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617280, #616380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617280?: #617280 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617280?: The RGB value is 97, 114, 128: 97 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617280?: The complementary color is #806F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617280?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.