What color is #617E8F?

#617E8F 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 #617E8F?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 143: 97 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E8F?

The complementary color is #8F7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E8F color

#617E8F rgb(97, 126, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #617E8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 56.1% blue (97, 126, 143).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#617E8F color codes

HEX	`#617E8F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -6.06, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 13.93, 244.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.347, 19.445, 28.821)`
Decimal	`6389391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E8F, 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 #617E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #617E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e8f; }
.text { color: #617e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e8f, #61678f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #617E8F?: #617E8F 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 #617E8F?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 143: 97 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E8F?: The complementary color is #8F7261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.