What color is #617A68?

#617A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617A68?

The RGB value is 97, 122, 104: 97 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617A68?

The complementary color is #7A6173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617A68 color

#617A68 rgb(97, 122, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #617A68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (97, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#617A68 color codes

HEX	`#617A68`
RGB	`rgb(97, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, -12.99, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 14.7, 152.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.387, 17.46, 15.706)`
Decimal	`6388328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617A68, 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 #617A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #617A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617a68; }
.text { color: #617a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617a68, #617a74); }

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Questions

What color is #617A68?: #617A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617A68?: The RGB value is 97, 122, 104: 97 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617A68?: The complementary color is #7A6173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.