What color is #616D46?

#616D46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616D46?

The RGB value is 97, 109, 70: 97 red, 109 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616D46?

The complementary color is #52466D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616D46?

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.

#616D46 color

#616D46 rgb(97, 109, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #616D46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.7% green and 27.5% blue (97, 109, 70).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#616D46 color codes

HEX	`#616D46`
RGB	`rgb(97, 109, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 36%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 36%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -11.81, 20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 23.51, 120.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.504, 13.921, 7.874)`
Decimal	`6384966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616D46, 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 #616D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616D46 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 #616D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616d46; }
.text { color: #616d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 109 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616d46, #4e6d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616D46?: #616D46 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616D46?: The RGB value is 97, 109, 70: 97 red, 109 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616D46?: The complementary color is #52466D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616D46?: 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.