What color is #618C91?

#618C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618C91?

The RGB value is 97, 140, 145: 97 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618C91?

The complementary color is #916661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618C91 color

#618C91 rgb(97, 140, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618C91 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.9% green and 56.9% blue (97, 140, 145).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#618C91 color codes

HEX	`#618C91`
RGB	`rgb(97, 140, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, -13.38, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 15.28, 208.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.417, 23.341, 30.265)`
Decimal	`6392977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618C91, 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 #618C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #618C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618c91; }
.text { color: #618c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 140 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618c91, #617491); }

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Questions

What color is #618C91?: #618C91 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618C91?: The RGB value is 97, 140, 145: 97 red, 140 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618C91?: The complementary color is #916661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.