What color is #617684?

#617684 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617684?

The RGB value is 97, 118, 132: 97 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617684?

The complementary color is #846F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617684?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617684 color

#617684 rgb(97, 118, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617684 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.3% green and 51.8% blue (97, 118, 132).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#617684 color codes

HEX	`#617684`
RGB	`rgb(97, 118, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.47, -4.28, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.47, 11.06, 247.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.572, 17.164, 24.318)`
Decimal	`6387332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617684, 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 #617684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #617684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617684; }
.text { color: #617684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 118 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617684, #616584); }

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Questions

What color is #617684?: #617684 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617684?: The RGB value is 97, 118, 132: 97 red, 118 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617684?: The complementary color is #846F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617684?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.