What color is #617D5B?

#617D5B 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 #617D5B?

The RGB value is 97, 125, 91: 97 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617D5B?

The complementary color is #775B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617D5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617D5B color

#617D5B rgb(97, 125, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #617D5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49% green and 35.7% blue (97, 125, 91).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#617D5B color codes

HEX	`#617D5B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 125, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -17.11, 15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 22.98, 138.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.151, 17.964, 12.617)`
Decimal	`6389083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617D5B, 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 #617D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #617D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617d5b; }
.text { color: #617d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 125 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617d5b, #5b7d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #617D5B?: #617D5B 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 #617D5B?: The RGB value is 97, 125, 91: 97 red, 125 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617D5B?: The complementary color is #775B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617D5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.