Information about Obelisk color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted balanced grey tone, #617274 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gateway (#5E7175). Slightly further away sit Pale Sky (#636D70) and Imprint (#5C7670).
In RGB terms — rgb(97, 114, 116) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #617274: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. The name "Obelisk" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Obelisk color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Obelisk color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Obelisk color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Obelisk color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Obelisk color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Obelisk color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Obelisk color
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Nearest named colors to Obelisk
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#5E7175
#636D70
#5C7670
#666F6F
#6A7376
#656A70
#60786C
#68766E
#616D7E
#62777E
#646D7E
#666A6D
Obelisk color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#617274
- RGB97, 114, 116
- CMYK7, 1, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(97, 114, 116)
- HSL186°, 9%, 42%
- HSL Precise186.316°, 8.92%, 41.765%
- HSV186°, 16%, 45%
- HSB186°, 16%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
- GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.447, 0.455)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.447, 0.455, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.447, 0.455)
- Percentage of Red in RGB38%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID617274
- DECIMAL ID6386292
- Name Length7
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