What color is #617265?

#617265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617265?

The RGB value is 97, 114, 101: 97 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617265?

The complementary color is #72616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617265 color

#617265 rgb(97, 114, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617265 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 44.7% green and 39.6% blue (97, 114, 101).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#617265 color codes

HEX	`#617265`
RGB	`rgb(97, 114, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 44.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 15%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, -9.12, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 10.45, 150.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.296, 15.515, 14.604)`
Decimal	`6386277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617265, 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 #617265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #617265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617265; }
.text { color: #617265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 114 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617265, #61726e); }

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Questions

What color is #617265?: #617265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617265?: The RGB value is 97, 114, 101: 97 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617265?: The complementary color is #72616E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.