What color is #618C8F?

#618C8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618C8F?

The RGB value is 97, 140, 143: 97 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618C8F?

The complementary color is #8F6461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618C8F color

#618C8F rgb(97, 140, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618C8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (97, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#618C8F color codes

HEX	`#618C8F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, -13.88, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 15.25, 204.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.264, 23.28, 29.46)`
Decimal	`6392975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618C8F, 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 #618C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #618C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618c8f; }
.text { color: #618c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618c8f, #61758f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #618C8F?: #618C8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618C8F?: The RGB value is 97, 140, 143: 97 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618C8F?: The complementary color is #8F6461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.