What color is #617D8C?

#617D8C 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 #617D8C?

The RGB value is 97, 125, 140: 97 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617D8C?

The complementary color is #8C7061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617D8C color

#617D8C rgb(97, 125, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617D8C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49% green and 54.9% blue (97, 125, 140).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#617D8C color codes

HEX	`#617D8C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 125, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, -6.27, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 13, 241.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.996, 19.101, 27.597)`
Decimal	`6389132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617D8C, 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 #617D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #617D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617d8c; }
.text { color: #617d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 125 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617d8c, #61678c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #617D8C?: #617D8C 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 #617D8C?: The RGB value is 97, 125, 140: 97 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617D8C?: The complementary color is #8C7061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.