What color is #616847?

#616847 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616847?

The RGB value is 97, 104, 71: 97 red, 104 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616847?

The complementary color is #4E4768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616847 color

#616847 rgb(97, 104, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #616847 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.8% green and 27.8% blue (97, 104, 71).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#616847 color codes

HEX	`#616847`
RGB	`rgb(97, 104, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 32%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 32%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.61, -8.83, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.61, 19.82, 116.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.017, 12.897, 7.869)`
Decimal	`6383687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616847, 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 #616847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #616847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616847; }
.text { color: #616847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 104 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616847, #516847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616847?: #616847 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616847?: The RGB value is 97, 104, 71: 97 red, 104 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616847?: The complementary color is #4E4768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.