What color is #616741?

#616741 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616741?

The RGB value is 97, 103, 65: 97 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616741?

The complementary color is #474167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616741 color

#616741 rgb(97, 103, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #616741 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.4% green and 25.5% blue (97, 103, 65).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#616741 color codes

HEX	`#616741`
RGB	`rgb(97, 103, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, -9.14, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 22.63, 113.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.734, 12.624, 6.871)`
Decimal	`6383425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616741, 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 #616741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #616741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616741; }
.text { color: #616741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 103 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616741, #4e6741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616741?: #616741 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616741?: The RGB value is 97, 103, 65: 97 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616741?: The complementary color is #474167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.