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#617F89 Color

#617F89 is rgb(97, 127, 137) in RGB, hsl(195, 17%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617F89
HEX#617F89
RGBrgb(97, 127, 137)
HSLhsl(195, 17%, 46%)
HSVhsv(195, 29%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.038 220.3)
LABlab(51.14% -9.23 -9.13)
LCHlch(51.14% 12.98 224.69)

What #617F89 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #617F89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 6.28Slate Gray#708090ΔE 6.35Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 7.72Steel#71797EΔE 8.77Cadet#536872ΔE 9.11Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 9.73

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#617F89 Channel Values

How #617F89 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 127 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 17% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 29% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.28:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617F89 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617F89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617F89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617F89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617F89
Complementary
#896B61
Analogous
#61897F
Analogous
#616B89
Triadic
#89617F
Triadic
#7F8961
Split comp.
#89616B
Split comp.
#897F61

Tints & Shades of #617F89

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73919C
#8BA4AC
#A0B4BB
#B7C7CC
#CCD7DB
#E4EAEC

Shades

#556F77
#485E65
#3B4D54
#2F3D42
#222C30
#151C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617F89.

How #617F89 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#617F89
Protanopia#7B7B89
Protanomaly#717C89
Deuteranopia#76768A
Deuteranomaly#6E7A89
Tritanopia#5F8080
Tritanomaly#608084
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #617F89 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-617f89: #617F89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617F89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617f89': '#617F89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.498, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_617f89">#617F89</color>
SVG fillfill="#617F89"

More Teal Colors

#617F89 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617F89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617F89?

#617F89 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(97, 127, 137) in RGB and hsl(195, 17%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #617F89?

#617F89 is rgb(97, 127, 137) — red 97, green 127, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617F89?

#617F89 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617F89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #617F89 scores 4.28:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617F89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617F89 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 6.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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