What color is #616D4D?

#616D4D 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 #616D4D?

The RGB value is 97, 109, 77: 97 red, 109 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616D4D?

The complementary color is #594D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616D4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616D4D color

#616D4D rgb(97, 109, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #616D4D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 42.7% green and 30.2% blue (97, 109, 77).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#616D4D color codes

HEX	`#616D4D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 109, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 42.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 29%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, -10.72, 16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 19.61, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.738, 14.014, 9.106)`
Decimal	`6384973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616D4D, 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 #616D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #616D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616d4d; }
.text { color: #616d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 109 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616d4d, #516d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616D4D?: #616D4D 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 #616D4D?: The RGB value is 97, 109, 77: 97 red, 109 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616D4D?: The complementary color is #594D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616D4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.