What color is #617565?

#617565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617565?

The RGB value is 97, 117, 101: 97 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617565?

The complementary color is #756171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617565 color

#617565 rgb(97, 117, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #617565 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (97, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#617565 color codes

HEX	`#617565`
RGB	`rgb(97, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 17%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, -10.81, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 12.56, 149.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.639, 16.203, 14.718)`
Decimal	`6387045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617565, 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 #617565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #617565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617565; }
.text { color: #617565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617565, #61756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617565?: #617565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617565?: The RGB value is 97, 117, 101: 97 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617565?: The complementary color is #756171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.