What color is #616B56?

#616B56 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616B56?

The RGB value is 97, 107, 86: 97 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616B56?

The complementary color is #60566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616B56 color

#616B56 rgb(97, 107, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #616B56 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (97, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#616B56 color codes

HEX	`#616B56`
RGB	`rgb(97, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.84, -8.03, 10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.84, 13.23, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.867, 13.729, 10.827)`
Decimal	`6384470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616B56, 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 #616B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #616B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616b56; }
.text { color: #616b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616b56, #566b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616B56?: #616B56 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616B56?: The RGB value is 97, 107, 86: 97 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616B56?: The complementary color is #60566B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.