What color is #617B74?

#617B74 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 #617B74?

The RGB value is 97, 123, 116: 97 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617B74?

The complementary color is #7B6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617B74 color

#617B74 rgb(97, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617B74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (97, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#617B74 color codes

HEX	`#617B74`
RGB	`rgb(97, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, -10.96, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 10.98, 176.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.164, 17.968, 19.189)`
Decimal	`6388596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617B74, 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 #617B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #617B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617b74; }
.text { color: #617b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617b74, #61757b); }

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Questions

What color is #617B74?: #617B74 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 #617B74?: The RGB value is 97, 123, 116: 97 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617B74?: The complementary color is #7B6168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.