What color is #617555?

#617555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617555?

The RGB value is 97, 117, 85: 97 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617555?

The complementary color is #695575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617555 color

#617555 rgb(97, 117, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #617555 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.9% green and 33.3% blue (97, 117, 85).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 16% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#617555 color codes

HEX	`#617555`
RGB	`rgb(97, 117, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 16%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 27%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -13.83, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 20.62, 132.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.93, 15.92, 10.984)`
Decimal	`6387029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617555, 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 #617555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #617555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617555; }
.text { color: #617555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 117 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617555, #557559); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617555?: #617555 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617555?: The RGB value is 97, 117, 85: 97 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617555?: The complementary color is #695575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.