What color is #617A66?

#617A66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617A66?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 102: 97 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A66?

The complementary color is #7A6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A66 color

#617A66 rgb(97, 122, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #617A66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 40% blue (97, 122, 102).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#617A66 color codes

HEX	`#617A66`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, -13.39, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 15.6, 149.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.287, 17.419, 15.177)`
Decimal	`6388326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A66, 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 #617A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #617A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a66; }
.text { color: #617a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a66, #617a73); }

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Questions

What color is #617A66?: #617A66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617A66?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 102: 97 red, 122 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A66?: The complementary color is #7A6175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.