What color is #617457?

#617457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617457?

The RGB value is 97, 116, 87: 97 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617457?

The complementary color is #6A5774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617457?

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.

#617457 color

#617457 rgb(97, 116, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #617457 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.5% green and 34.1% blue (97, 116, 87).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 14% saturation and 40% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#617457 color codes

HEX	`#617457`
RGB	`rgb(97, 116, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, -12.93, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 18.88, 133.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.895, 15.72, 11.37)`
Decimal	`6386775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617457, 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 #617457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617457 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 #617457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617457; }
.text { color: #617457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 116 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617457, #57745c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617457?: #617457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617457?: The RGB value is 97, 116, 87: 97 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617457?: The complementary color is #6A5774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617457?: 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.