What color is #618281?

#618281 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618281?

The RGB value is 97, 130, 129: 97 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618281?

The complementary color is #826162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618281 color

#618281 rgb(97, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #618281 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (97, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#618281 color codes

HEX	`#618281`
RGB	`rgb(97, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, -11.83, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 12.27, 195.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.874, 20.091, 23.753)`
Decimal	`6390401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618281, 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 #618281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #618281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618281; }
.text { color: #618281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618281, #617282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #618281?: #618281 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618281?: The RGB value is 97, 130, 129: 97 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618281?: The complementary color is #826162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.