What color is #617660?

#617660 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617660?

The RGB value is 97, 118, 96: 97 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617660?

The complementary color is #756076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617660 color

#617660 rgb(97, 118, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #617660 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (97, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% 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 4.92:1).

#617660 color codes

HEX	`#617660`
RGB	`rgb(97, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 19%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -12.37, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 15.66, 142.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.519, 16.342, 13.506)`
Decimal	`6387296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617660, 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 #617660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #617660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617660; }
.text { color: #617660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617660, #60766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617660?: #617660 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617660?: The RGB value is 97, 118, 96: 97 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617660?: The complementary color is #756076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.