What color is #618B96?

#618B96 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618B96?

The RGB value is 97, 139, 150: 97 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618B96?

The complementary color is #966C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618B96 color

#618B96 rgb(97, 139, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618B96 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.5% green and 58.8% blue (97, 139, 150).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#618B96 color codes

HEX	`#618B96`
RGB	`rgb(97, 139, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -11.54, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 15.58, 222.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.666, 23.208, 32.292)`
Decimal	`6392726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618B96, 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 #618B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #618B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618b96; }
.text { color: #618b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 139 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618b96, #617096); }

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Questions

What color is #618B96?: #618B96 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618B96?: The RGB value is 97, 139, 150: 97 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618B96?: The complementary color is #966C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.