What color is #61704E?

#61704E 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 #61704E?

The RGB value is 97, 112, 78: 97 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61704E?

The complementary color is #5D4E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61704E color

#61704E rgb(97, 112, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #61704E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (97, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#61704E color codes

HEX	`#61704E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, -12.24, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 21.03, 125.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.099, 14.68, 9.402)`
Decimal	`6385742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61704E, 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 #61704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #61704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61704e; }
.text { color: #61704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61704e, #50704e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #61704E?: #61704E 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 #61704E?: The RGB value is 97, 112, 78: 97 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61704E?: The complementary color is #5D4E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.