What color is #617B56?

#617B56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617B56?

The RGB value is 97, 123, 86: 97 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617B56?

The complementary color is #70567B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617B56 color

#617B56 rgb(97, 123, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #617B56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 48.2% green and 33.7% blue (97, 123, 86).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#617B56 color codes

HEX	`#617B56`
RGB	`rgb(97, 123, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 48.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.73, -16.92, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.73, 24.16, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.692, 17.379, 11.435)`
Decimal	`6388566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617B56, 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 #617B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #617B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617b56; }
.text { color: #617b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 123 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617b56, #567b5e); }

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Questions

What color is #617B56?: #617B56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617B56?: The RGB value is 97, 123, 86: 97 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617B56?: The complementary color is #70567B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.