What color is #617D6C?

#617D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617D6C?

The RGB value is 97, 125, 108: 97 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617D6C?

The complementary color is #7D6172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617D6C color

#617D6C rgb(97, 125, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #617D6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49% green and 42.4% blue (97, 125, 108).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#617D6C color codes

HEX	`#617D6C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 125, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, -13.81, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 15.05, 156.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.969, 18.291, 16.926)`
Decimal	`6389100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617D6C, 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 #617D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #617D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617d6c; }
.text { color: #617d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 125 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617d6c, #617d7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #617D6C?: #617D6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617D6C?: The RGB value is 97, 125, 108: 97 red, 125 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617D6C?: The complementary color is #7D6172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.