What color is #617560?

#617560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617560?

The RGB value is 97, 117, 96: 97 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617560?

The complementary color is #746075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617560 color

#617560 rgb(97, 117, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #617560 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (97, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#617560 color codes

HEX	`#617560`
RGB	`rgb(97, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, -11.81, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 14.95, 142.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.402, 16.108, 13.467)`
Decimal	`6387040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617560, 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 #617560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #617560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617560; }
.text { color: #617560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617560, #60756a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617560?: #617560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617560?: The RGB value is 97, 117, 96: 97 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617560?: The complementary color is #746075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.