What color is #617A85?

#617A85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617A85?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 133: 97 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A85?

The complementary color is #856C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A85 color

#617A85 rgb(97, 122, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617A85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (97, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#617A85 color codes

HEX	`#617A85`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.68, -6.33, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.68, 10.98, 234.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.122, 18.153, 24.84)`
Decimal	`6388357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A85, 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 #617A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #617A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a85; }
.text { color: #617a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a85, #616885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617A85?: #617A85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617A85?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 133: 97 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A85?: The complementary color is #856C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.