What color is #617558?

#617558 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617558?

The RGB value is 97, 117, 88: 97 red, 117 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617558?

The complementary color is #6C5875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617558 color

#617558 rgb(97, 117, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #617558 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.9% green and 34.5% blue (97, 117, 88).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#617558 color codes

HEX	`#617558`
RGB	`rgb(97, 117, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, -13.3, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 19.04, 134.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.052, 15.968, 11.625)`
Decimal	`6387032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617558, 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 #617558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #617558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617558; }
.text { color: #617558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 117 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617558, #58755e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617558?: #617558 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617558?: The RGB value is 97, 117, 88: 97 red, 117 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617558?: The complementary color is #6C5875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.