What color is #616C53?

#616C53 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 #616C53?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 83: 97 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C53?

The complementary color is #5E536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C53 color

#616C53 rgb(97, 108, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #616C53 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 32.5% blue (97, 108, 83).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#616C53 color codes

HEX	`#616C53`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, -9.14, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 15.59, 125.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.853, 13.891, 10.239)`
Decimal	`6384723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C53, 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 #616C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #616C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c53; }
.text { color: #616c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c53, #556c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616C53?: #616C53 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 #616C53?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 83: 97 red, 108 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C53?: The complementary color is #5E536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.