What color is #617E7C?

#617E7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617E7C?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 124: 97 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E7C?

The complementary color is #7E6163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E7C color

#617E7C rgb(97, 126, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617E7C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 48.6% blue (97, 126, 124).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#617E7C color codes

HEX	`#617E7C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, -10.79, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 11.04, 192.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.028, 18.918, 21.872)`
Decimal	`6389372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E7C, 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 #617E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #617E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e7c; }
.text { color: #617e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e7c, #61727e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617E7C?: #617E7C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617E7C?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 124: 97 red, 126 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E7C?: The complementary color is #7E6163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.