What color is #617375?

#617375 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 #617375?

The RGB value is 97, 115, 117: 97 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617375?

The complementary color is #756361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617375 color

#617375 rgb(97, 115, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617375 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.1% green and 45.9% blue (97, 115, 117).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#617375 color codes

HEX	`#617375`
RGB	`rgb(97, 115, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -6.18, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 7.03, 208.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.271, 16.087, 19.179)`
Decimal	`6386549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617375, 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 #617375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #617375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617375; }
.text { color: #617375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 115 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617375, #616975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #617375?: #617375 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 #617375?: The RGB value is 97, 115, 117: 97 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617375?: The complementary color is #756361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.