What color is #617363?

#617363 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 #617363?

The RGB value is 97, 115, 99: 97 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617363?

The complementary color is #736171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617363 color

#617363 rgb(97, 115, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617363 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.1% green and 38.8% blue (97, 115, 99).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 8% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#617363 color codes

HEX	`#617363`
RGB	`rgb(97, 115, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 8%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, -10.09, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 12.08, 146.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.312, 15.703, 14.132)`
Decimal	`6386531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617363, 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 #617363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #617363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617363; }
.text { color: #617363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 115 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617363, #61736c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617363?: #617363 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 #617363?: The RGB value is 97, 115, 99: 97 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617363?: The complementary color is #736171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.