What color is #617964?

#617964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617964?

The RGB value is 97, 121, 100: 97 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617964?

The complementary color is #796176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617964 color

#617964 rgb(97, 121, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #617964 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.5% green and 39.2% blue (97, 121, 100).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#617964 color codes

HEX	`#617964`
RGB	`rgb(97, 121, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, -13.24, 8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 15.83, 146.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.067, 17.136, 14.621)`
Decimal	`6388068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617964, 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 #617964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #617964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617964; }
.text { color: #617964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 121 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617964, #617970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617964?: #617964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617964?: The RGB value is 97, 121, 100: 97 red, 121 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617964?: The complementary color is #796176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.