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#618089 Color

#618089 is rgb(97, 128, 137) in RGB, hsl(194, 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 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#618089
HEX#618089
RGBrgb(97, 128, 137)
HSLhsl(194, 17%, 46%)
HSVhsv(194, 29%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.038 217.5)
LABlab(51.44% -9.75 -8.69)
LCHlch(51.44% 13.06 221.70)

What #618089 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 #618089, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 5.6Slate Gray#708090ΔE 6.9Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.08Steel#71797EΔE 8.97Cadet#536872ΔE 9.55Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 10.34

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

#618089 Channel Values

How #618089 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 128 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 17% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · 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
Luminance4.24:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #618089 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 text4.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #618089 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #618089

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #618089; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#618089
Complementary
#896B61
Analogous
#61897F
Analogous
#616C89
Triadic
#896180
Triadic
#808961
Split comp.
#89616C
Split comp.
#897F61

Tints & Shades of #618089

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

#73929C
#8BA5AC
#A0B5BB
#B7C7CC
#CCD8DB
#E4EAEC

Shades

#556F77
#485F65
#3B4E54
#2F3D42
#222C30
#151C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #618089.

How #618089 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#618089
Protanopia#7B7B89
Protanomaly#727D89
Deuteranopia#77778A
Deuteranomaly#6F7B89
Tritanopia#5F8181
Tritanomaly#608184
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #618089 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-618089: #618089;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #618089;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-618089': '#618089' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.502, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_618089">#618089</color>
SVG fillfill="#618089"

More Teal Colors

#618089 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#618089 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #618089?

#618089 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(97, 128, 137) in RGB and hsl(194, 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 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #618089?

#618089 is rgb(97, 128, 137) — red 97, green 128, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #618089?

#618089 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 #618089 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #618089 scores 4.24:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #618089 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #618089 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 6.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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