What color is #617E84?

#617E84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617E84?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 132: 97 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E84?

The complementary color is #846761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E84 color

#617E84 rgb(97, 126, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617E84 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (97, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#617E84 color codes

HEX	`#617E84`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -8.86, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 11.08, 216.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.554, 19.128, 24.645)`
Decimal	`6389380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E84, 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 #617E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #617E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e84; }
.text { color: #617e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e84, #616c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #617E84?: #617E84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617E84?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 132: 97 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E84?: The complementary color is #846761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.