What color is #617878?

#617878 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 #617878?

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

What is the complementary color of #617878?

The complementary color is #786161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617878 color

#617878 rgb(97, 120, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617878 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% 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 4.7:1).

#617878 color codes

HEX	`#617878`
RGB	`rgb(97, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -8.35, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 8.8, 198.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.035, 17.33, 20.318)`
Decimal	`6387832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617878, 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 #617878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #617878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617878; }
.text { color: #617878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617878, #616d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617878?: #617878 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 #617878?: The RGB value is 97, 120, 120: 97 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617878?: The complementary color is #786161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.