What color is #617780?

#617780 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617780?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 128: 97 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617780?

The complementary color is #806A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617780?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617780 color

#617780 rgb(97, 119, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617780 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 50.2% blue (97, 119, 128).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#617780 color codes

HEX	`#617780`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.63, -5.85, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.63, 9.58, 232.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.422, 17.293, 22.943)`
Decimal	`6387584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617780, 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 #617780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #617780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617780; }
.text { color: #617780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617780, #616880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617780?: #617780 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617780?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 128: 97 red, 119 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617780?: The complementary color is #806A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617780?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.