What color is #619598?

#619598 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619598?

The RGB value is 97, 149, 152: 97 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619598?

The complementary color is #986461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619598 color

#619598 rgb(97, 149, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #619598 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (97, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#619598 color codes

HEX	`#619598`
RGB	`rgb(97, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 2%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, -16.45, -7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 17.91, 203.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.343, 26.302, 33.652)`
Decimal	`6395288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619598, 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 #619598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #619598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619598; }
.text { color: #619598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619598, #617a98); }

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Questions

What color is #619598?: #619598 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619598?: The RGB value is 97, 149, 152: 97 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619598?: The complementary color is #986461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.