What color is #618091?

#618091 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 #618091?

The RGB value is 97, 128, 145: 97 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618091?

The complementary color is #917261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618091 color

#618091 rgb(97, 128, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #618091 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.2% green and 56.9% blue (97, 128, 145).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Whale Shark (#607C8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#618091 color codes

HEX	`#618091`
RGB	`rgb(97, 128, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 12%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -6.67, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 14.36, 242.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.758, 20.023, 29.712)`
Decimal	`6389905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618091, 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 #618091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #618091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618091; }
.text { color: #618091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 128 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618091, #616891); }

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Questions

What color is #618091?: #618091 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 #618091?: The RGB value is 97, 128, 145: 97 red, 128 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618091?: The complementary color is #917261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.