What color is #617356?

#617356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617356?

The RGB value is 97, 115, 86: 97 red, 115 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617356?

The complementary color is #685673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617356 color

#617356 rgb(97, 115, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #617356 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.1% green and 33.7% blue (97, 115, 86).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#617356 color codes

HEX	`#617356`
RGB	`rgb(97, 115, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -12.55, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 18.72, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.74, 15.475, 11.118)`
Decimal	`6386518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617356, 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 #617356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #617356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617356; }
.text { color: #617356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 115 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617356, #56735a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617356?: #617356 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617356?: The RGB value is 97, 115, 86: 97 red, 115 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617356?: The complementary color is #685673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.