What color is #618989?

#618989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618989?

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

What is the complementary color of #618989?

The complementary color is #896161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618989 color

#618989 rgb(97, 137, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618989 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#618989 color codes

HEX	`#618989`
RGB	`rgb(97, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -13.74, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 14.44, 197.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.389, 22.238, 26.985)`
Decimal	`6392201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618989, 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 #618989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #618989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618989; }
.text { color: #618989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618989, #617589); }

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Questions

What color is #618989?: #618989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618989?: The RGB value is 97, 137, 137: 97 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618989?: The complementary color is #896161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.