What color is #616A27?

#616A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616A27?

The RGB value is 97, 106, 39: 97 red, 106 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616A27?

The complementary color is #30276A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616A27?

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.

#616A27 color

#616A27 rgb(97, 106, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #616A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 41.6% green and 15.3% blue (97, 106, 39).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#616A27 color codes

HEX	`#616A27`
RGB	`rgb(97, 106, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 41.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 63%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.76, -13.73, 35.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.76, 38.07, 111.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.45, 12.996, 3.877)`
Decimal	`6384167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616A27, 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 #616A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616A27 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 #616A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616a27; }
.text { color: #616a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 106 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616a27, #3f6a27); }

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Questions

What color is #616A27?: #616A27 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616A27?: The RGB value is 97, 106, 39: 97 red, 106 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616A27?: The complementary color is #30276A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616A27?: 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.