What color is #617A7B?

#617A7B 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 #617A7B?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 123: 97 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A7B?

The complementary color is #7B6261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A7B color

#617A7B rgb(97, 122, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617A7B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 48.2% blue (97, 122, 123).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#617A7B color codes

HEX	`#617A7B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 1%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, -8.78, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 9.47, 201.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.463, 17.89, 21.373)`
Decimal	`6388347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A7B, 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 #617A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #617A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a7b; }
.text { color: #617a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a7b, #616d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617A7B?: #617A7B 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 #617A7B?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 123: 97 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A7B?: The complementary color is #7B6261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.