What color is #617972?

#617972 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617972?

The RGB value is 97, 121, 114: 97 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617972?

The complementary color is #796168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617972 color

#617972 rgb(97, 121, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617972 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (97, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#617972 color codes

HEX	`#617972`
RGB	`rgb(97, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, -10.29, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 10.33, 174.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.804, 17.431, 18.501)`
Decimal	`6388082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617972, 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 #617972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #617972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617972; }
.text { color: #617972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617972, #617479); }

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Questions

What color is #617972?: #617972 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617972?: The RGB value is 97, 121, 114: 97 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617972?: The complementary color is #796168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.