What color is #617D95?

#617D95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617D95?

The RGB value is 97, 125, 149: 97 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617D95?

The complementary color is #957961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617D95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617D95 color

#617D95 rgb(97, 125, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #617D95 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49% green and 58.4% blue (97, 125, 149).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#617D95 color codes

HEX	`#617D95`
RGB	`rgb(97, 125, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, -3.88, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 16.63, 256.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.687, 19.378, 31.236)`
Decimal	`6389141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617D95, 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 #617D95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617D95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #617D95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617d95; }
.text { color: #617d95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617d95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 125 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617d95, #616395); }

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Questions

What color is #617D95?: #617D95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617D95?: The RGB value is 97, 125, 149: 97 red, 125 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617D95?: The complementary color is #957961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617D95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.