What color is #617F86?

#617F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617F86?

The RGB value is 97, 127, 134: 97 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617F86?

The complementary color is #866861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617F86?

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.

#617F86 color

#617F86 rgb(97, 127, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617F86 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.8% green and 52.5% blue (97, 127, 134).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#617F86 color codes

HEX	`#617F86`
RGB	`rgb(97, 127, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.2, -8.93, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.2, 11.52, 219.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.821, 19.441, 25.416)`
Decimal	`6389638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617F86, 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 #617F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617F86 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 #617F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617f86; }
.text { color: #617f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 127 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617f86, #616d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #617F86?: #617F86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617F86?: The RGB value is 97, 127, 134: 97 red, 127 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617F86?: The complementary color is #866861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617F86?: 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.