What color is #619A99?

#619A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619A99?

The RGB value is 97, 154, 153: 97 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619A99?

The complementary color is #9A6162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619A99 color

#619A99 rgb(97, 154, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #619A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (97, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#619A99 color codes

HEX	`#619A99`
RGB	`rgb(97, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -18.84, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 19.6, 195.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.233, 27.951, 34.354)`
Decimal	`6396569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619A99, 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 #619A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #619A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619a99; }
.text { color: #619a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619a99, #617f9a); }

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Questions

What color is #619A99?: #619A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619A99?: The RGB value is 97, 154, 153: 97 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619A99?: The complementary color is #9A6162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.