What color is #616C51?

#616C51 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hinterland?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 81: 97 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hinterland?

The complementary color is #5C516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hinterland color: hex code #616C51

#616C51 rgb(97, 108, 81)

Shades of green

Hinterland has the hex code #616C51. It is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 31.8% blue (97, 108, 81).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

Hinterland (#616C51) color codes

HEX	`#616C51`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, -9.49, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 16.71, 124.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.777, 13.861, 9.838)`
Decimal	`6384721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hinterland, 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 #616C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	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 #616C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c51; }
.text { color: #616c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c51, #536c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #616C51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #616C51?: #616C51 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hinterland?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 81: 97 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hinterland?: The complementary color is #5C516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.