What color is #616C55?

#616C55 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 #616C55?

The RGB value is 97, 108, 85: 97 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616C55?

The complementary color is #60556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616C55 color

#616C55 rgb(97, 108, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #616C55 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (97, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#616C55 color codes

HEX	`#616C55`
RGB	`rgb(97, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -8.79, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 14.48, 127.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.932, 13.922, 10.651)`
Decimal	`6384725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616C55, 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 #616C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #616C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616c55; }
.text { color: #616c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616c55, #566c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616C55?: #616C55 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 #616C55?: The RGB value is 97, 108, 85: 97 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616C55?: The complementary color is #60556C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.