What color is #617F8F?

#617F8F 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 #617F8F?

The RGB value is 97, 127, 143: 97 red, 127 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617F8F?

The complementary color is #8F7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617F8F color

#617F8F rgb(97, 127, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #617F8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.8% green and 56.1% blue (97, 127, 143).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#617F8F color codes

HEX	`#617F8F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 127, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -6.63, -12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 13.8, 241.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.476, 19.702, 28.863)`
Decimal	`6389647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617F8F, 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 #617F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #617F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617f8f; }
.text { color: #617f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 127 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617f8f, #61688f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #617F8F?: #617F8F 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 #617F8F?: The RGB value is 97, 127, 143: 97 red, 127 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617F8F?: The complementary color is #8F7161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.