What color is #617E53?

#617E53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617E53?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 83: 97 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E53?

The complementary color is #70537E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E53 color

#617E53 rgb(97, 126, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #617E53 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 32.5% blue (97, 126, 83).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#617E53 color codes

HEX	`#617E53`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 34%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, -19.01, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 27.69, 133.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.952, 18.087, 10.938)`
Decimal	`6389331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E53, 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 #617E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #617E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e53; }
.text { color: #617e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e53, #537e5b); }

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Questions

What color is #617E53?: #617E53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617E53?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 83: 97 red, 126 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E53?: The complementary color is #70537E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.