What color is #617C81?

#617C81 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 #617C81?

The RGB value is 97, 124, 129: 97 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617C81?

The complementary color is #816661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617C81 color

#617C81 rgb(97, 124, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617C81 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 48.6% green and 50.6% blue (97, 124, 129).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#617C81 color codes

HEX	`#617C81`
RGB	`rgb(97, 124, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 48.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 4%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, -8.47, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 10.33, 214.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.099, 18.541, 23.495)`
Decimal	`6388865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617C81, 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 #617C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #617C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617c81; }
.text { color: #617c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 124 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617c81, #616c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617C81?: #617C81 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 #617C81?: The RGB value is 97, 124, 129: 97 red, 124 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617C81?: The complementary color is #816661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.