What color is #617C89?

#617C89 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 #617C89?

The RGB value is 97, 124, 137: 97 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617C89?

The complementary color is #896E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617C89 color

#617C89 rgb(97, 124, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617C89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 48.6% green and 53.7% blue (97, 124, 137).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#617C89 color codes

HEX	`#617C89`
RGB	`rgb(97, 124, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 48.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, -6.47, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 12.1, 237.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.651, 18.762, 26.406)`
Decimal	`6388873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617C89, 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 #617C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #617C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617c89; }
.text { color: #617c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 124 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617c89, #616889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617C89?: #617C89 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 #617C89?: The RGB value is 97, 124, 137: 97 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617C89?: The complementary color is #896E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.