What color is #617A76?

#617A76 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 #617A76?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 118: 97 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A76?

The complementary color is #7A6165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A76 color

#617A76 rgb(97, 122, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617A76 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 46.3% blue (97, 122, 118).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#617A76 color codes

HEX	`#617A76`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, -9.94, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 9.98, 184.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.158, 17.768, 19.767)`
Decimal	`6388342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A76, 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 #617A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #617A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a76; }
.text { color: #617a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a76, #61727a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617A76?: #617A76 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 #617A76?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 118: 97 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A76?: The complementary color is #7A6165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.