What color is #616940?

#616940 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 #616940?

The RGB value is 97, 105, 64: 97 red, 105 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616940?

The complementary color is #484069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616940 color

#616940 rgb(97, 105, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #616940 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.2% green and 25.1% blue (97, 105, 64).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#616940 color codes

HEX	`#616940`
RGB	`rgb(97, 105, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 39%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, -10.41, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 24.39, 115.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.907, 13.015, 6.787)`
Decimal	`6383936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616940, 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 #616940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #616940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616940; }
.text { color: #616940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 105 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616940, #4c6940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616940?: #616940 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 #616940?: The RGB value is 97, 105, 64: 97 red, 105 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616940?: The complementary color is #484069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.