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#618F87 Color

#618F87 is rgb(97, 143, 135) in RGB, hsl(170, 19%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#618F87
HEX#618F87
RGBrgb(97, 143, 135)
HSLhsl(170, 19%, 47%)
HSVhsv(170, 32%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.052 182.5)
LABlab(55.91% -17.68 -1.00)
LCHlch(55.91% 17.71 183.25)

What #618F87 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 #618F87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 3.78Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 7.6Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.99Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 9.64Xanadu#738678ΔE 10.52Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 11.05

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

#618F87 Channel Values

How #618F87 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 143 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 19% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 32% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #618F87 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #618F87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #618F87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#618F87
Complementary
#8F6169
Analogous
#618F70
Analogous
#617F8F
Triadic
#87618F
Triadic
#8F8761
Split comp.
#8F617F
Split comp.
#8F7061

Tints & Shades of #618F87

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

#73A099
#8CB1AA
#A1BFBA
#B6CDCA
#CBDCD9
#E4ECEB

Shades

#557C76
#486A65
#3C5853
#2D433F
#21312E
#151E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #618F87.

How #618F87 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#618F87
Protanopia#898987
Protanomaly#7B8B87
Deuteranopia#828288
Deuteranomaly#768788
Tritanopia#638E8E
Tritanomaly#628E8B
Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #618F87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-618f87: #618F87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #618F87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-618f87': '#618F87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.561, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_618f87">#618F87</color>
SVG fillfill="#618F87"

More Teal Colors

#618F87 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#618F87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #618F87?

#618F87 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(97, 143, 135) in RGB and hsl(170, 19%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #618F87?

#618F87 is rgb(97, 143, 135) — red 97, green 143, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #618F87?

#618F87 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #618F87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #618F87 scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #618F87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #618F87 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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