What color is #618A8E?

#618A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618A8E?

The RGB value is 97, 138, 142: 97 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618A8E?

The complementary color is #8E6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618A8E color

#618A8E rgb(97, 138, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618A8E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.1% green and 55.7% blue (97, 138, 142).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#618A8E color codes

HEX	`#618A8E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 138, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, -13.04, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 14.65, 207.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.899, 22.67, 28.966)`
Decimal	`6392462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618A8E, 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 #618A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #618A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618a8e; }
.text { color: #618a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 138 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618a8e, #61738e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #618A8E?: #618A8E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618A8E?: The RGB value is 97, 138, 142: 97 red, 138 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618A8E?: The complementary color is #8E6561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.