What color is #617E6E?

#617E6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617E6E?

The RGB value is 97, 126, 110: 97 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617E6E?

The complementary color is #7E6171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617E6E color

#617E6E rgb(97, 126, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #617E6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.4% green and 43.1% blue (97, 126, 110).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#617E6E color codes

HEX	`#617E6E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 126, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.2, -13.93, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.2, 14.92, 159.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.204, 18.588, 17.536)`
Decimal	`6389358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617E6E, 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 #617E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #617E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617e6e; }
.text { color: #617e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 126 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617e6e, #617e7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #617E6E?: #617E6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617E6E?: The RGB value is 97, 126, 110: 97 red, 126 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617E6E?: The complementary color is #7E6171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.