What color is #617252?

#617252 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617252?

The RGB value is 97, 114, 82: 97 red, 114 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617252?

The complementary color is #635272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617252 color

#617252 rgb(97, 114, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #617252 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.7% green and 32.2% blue (97, 114, 82).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#617252 color codes

HEX	`#617252`
RGB	`rgb(97, 114, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, -12.69, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 20.19, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.47, 15.185, 10.255)`
Decimal	`6386258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617252, 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 #617252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #617252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617252; }
.text { color: #617252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 114 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617252, #527253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617252?: #617252 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617252?: The RGB value is 97, 114, 82: 97 red, 114 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617252?: The complementary color is #635272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.