What color is #616E57?

#616E57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616E57?

The RGB value is 97, 110, 87: 97 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616E57?

The complementary color is #64576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616E57 color

#616E57 rgb(97, 110, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #616E57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (97, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#616E57 color codes

HEX	`#616E57`
RGB	`rgb(97, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, -9.56, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 14.75, 130.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.226, 14.381, 11.147)`
Decimal	`6385239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616E57, 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 #616E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #616E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616e57; }
.text { color: #616e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616e57, #576e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616E57?: #616E57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616E57?: The RGB value is 97, 110, 87: 97 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616E57?: The complementary color is #64576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.