What color is #618290?

#618290 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618290?

The RGB value is 97, 130, 144: 97 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618290?

The complementary color is #906F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618290 color

#618290 rgb(97, 130, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #618290 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (97, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#618290 color codes

HEX	`#618290`
RGB	`rgb(97, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -8.07, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 13.89, 234.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.945, 20.519, 29.395)`
Decimal	`6390416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618290, 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 #618290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #618290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618290; }
.text { color: #618290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618290, #616a90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #618290?: #618290 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618290?: The RGB value is 97, 130, 144: 97 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618290?: The complementary color is #906F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.