What color is #617778?

#617778 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617778?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 120: 97 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617778?

The complementary color is #786261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617778 color

#617778 rgb(97, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617778 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (97, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#617778 color codes

HEX	`#617778`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, -7.78, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 8.42, 202.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.916, 17.091, 20.279)`
Decimal	`6387576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617778, 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 #617778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #617778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617778; }
.text { color: #617778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617778, #616c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617778?: #617778 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617778?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 120: 97 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617778?: The complementary color is #786261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.