What color is #616F3A?

#616F3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616F3A?

The RGB value is 97, 111, 58: 97 red, 111 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616F3A?

The complementary color is #483A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616F3A color

#616F3A rgb(97, 111, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #616F3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.5% green and 22.7% blue (97, 111, 58).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 31% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#616F3A color codes

HEX	`#616F3A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 111, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 31%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, -14.53, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 31.24, 117.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.378, 14.216, 6.147)`
Decimal	`6385466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616F3A, 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 #616F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #616F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616f3a; }
.text { color: #616f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 111 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616f3a, #466f3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #616F3A?: #616F3A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616F3A?: The RGB value is 97, 111, 58: 97 red, 111 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616F3A?: The complementary color is #483A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.