What color is #617A4A?

#617A4A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617A4A?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 74: 97 red, 122 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A4A?

The complementary color is #634A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A4A color

#617A4A rgb(97, 122, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #617A4A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 29% blue (97, 122, 74).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#617A4A color codes

HEX	`#617A4A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 39%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -18.3, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 29.69, 128.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.125, 16.955, 9.058)`
Decimal	`6388298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A4A, 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 #617A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #617A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a4a; }
.text { color: #617a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a4a, #4a7a4b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #617A4A?: #617A4A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617A4A?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 74: 97 red, 122 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A4A?: The complementary color is #634A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.