What color is #616C4B?

#616C4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616C4B?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 75: 97 red, 108 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C4B?

The complementary color is #564B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C4B color

#616C4B rgb(97, 108, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #616C4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 29.4% blue (97, 108, 75).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#616C4B color codes

HEX	`#616C4B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, -10.48, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 20.08, 121.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.562, 13.774, 8.705)`
Decimal	`6384715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C4B, 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 #616C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #616C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c4b; }
.text { color: #616c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c4b, #516c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616C4B?: #616C4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616C4B?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 75: 97 red, 108 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C4B?: The complementary color is #564B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.