What color is #617852?

#617852 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617852?

The RGB value is 97, 120, 82: 97 red, 120 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617852?

The complementary color is #695278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617852 color

#617852 rgb(97, 120, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #617852 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.1% green and 32.2% blue (97, 120, 82).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#617852 color codes

HEX	`#617852`
RGB	`rgb(97, 120, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, -15.97, 18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 24.22, 131.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.169, 16.583, 10.488)`
Decimal	`6387794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617852, 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 #617852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #617852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617852; }
.text { color: #617852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 120 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617852, #527856); }

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Questions

What color is #617852?: #617852 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617852?: The RGB value is 97, 120, 82: 97 red, 120 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617852?: The complementary color is #695278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.