What color is #618889?

#618889 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618889?

The RGB value is 97, 136, 137: 97 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618889?

The complementary color is #896261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618889 color

#618889 rgb(97, 136, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618889 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (97, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#618889 color codes

HEX	`#618889`
RGB	`rgb(97, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 1%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, -13.19, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 14.07, 200.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.248, 21.955, 26.938)`
Decimal	`6391945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618889, 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 #618889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #618889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618889; }
.text { color: #618889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618889, #617489); }

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Questions

What color is #618889?: #618889 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618889?: The RGB value is 97, 136, 137: 97 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618889?: The complementary color is #896261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.