What color is #617149?

#617149 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 #617149?

The RGB value is 97, 113, 73: 97 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617149?

The complementary color is #594971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617149 color

#617149 rgb(97, 113, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #617149 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.3% green and 28.6% blue (97, 113, 73).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#617149 color codes

HEX	`#617149`
RGB	`rgb(97, 113, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -13.58, 20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 24.41, 123.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.037, 14.833, 8.531)`
Decimal	`6385993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617149, 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 #617149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #617149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617149; }
.text { color: #617149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 113 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617149, #4d7149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #617149?: #617149 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 #617149?: The RGB value is 97, 113, 73: 97 red, 113 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617149?: The complementary color is #594971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.