What color is #617146?

#617146 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617146?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 70: 97 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617146?

The complementary color is #564671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617146 color

#617146 rgb(97, 113, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #617146 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 27.5% blue (97, 113, 70).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#617146 color codes

HEX	`#617146`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, -14.03, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 26.04, 122.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.94, 14.794, 8.02)`
Decimal	`6385990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617146, 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 #617146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #617146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617146; }
.text { color: #617146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617146, #4b7146); }

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Questions

What color is #617146?: #617146 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617146?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 70: 97 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617146?: The complementary color is #564671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.