What color is #617415?

#617415 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617415?

The RGB value is 97, 116, 21: 97 red, 116 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617415?

The complementary color is #281574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617415 color

#617415 rgb(97, 116, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #617415 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.5% green and 8.2% blue (97, 116, 21).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 69% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#617415 color codes

HEX	`#617415`
RGB	`rgb(97, 116, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 69%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 82%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 82%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.75, -20.24, 45.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.75, 50.16, 113.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.311, 15.086, 3.025)`
Decimal	`6386709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617415, 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 #617415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #617415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617415; }
.text { color: #617415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 116 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617415, #327415); }

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Questions

What color is #617415?: #617415 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617415?: The RGB value is 97, 116, 21: 97 red, 116 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617415?: The complementary color is #281574, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.