What color is #617A8A?

#617A8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617A8A?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 138: 97 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A8A?

The complementary color is #8A7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A8A color

#617A8A rgb(97, 122, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617A8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 54.1% blue (97, 122, 138).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#617A8A color codes

HEX	`#617A8A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -5.06, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 12.7, 246.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.475, 18.295, 26.703)`
Decimal	`6388362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A8A, 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 #617A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #617A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a8a; }
.text { color: #617a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a8a, #61668a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #617A8A?: #617A8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617A8A?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 138: 97 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A8A?: The complementary color is #8A7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.