What color is #617C67?

#617C67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617C67?

The RGB value is 97, 124, 103: 97 red, 124 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617C67?

The complementary color is #7C6176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617C67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617C67 color

#617C67 rgb(97, 124, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #617C67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 48.6% green and 40.4% blue (97, 124, 103).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#617C67 color codes

HEX	`#617C67`
RGB	`rgb(97, 124, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 48.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, -14.29, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 16.53, 149.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.585, 17.936, 15.523)`
Decimal	`6388839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617C67, 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 #617C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #617C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617c67; }
.text { color: #617c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 124 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617c67, #617c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617C67?: #617C67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617C67?: The RGB value is 97, 124, 103: 97 red, 124 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617C67?: The complementary color is #7C6176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617C67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.