What color is #617F52?

#617F52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617F52?

The RGB value is 97, 127, 82: 97 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617F52?

The complementary color is #70527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617F52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617F52 color

#617F52 rgb(97, 127, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #617F52 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.8% green and 32.2% blue (97, 127, 82).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#617F52 color codes

HEX	`#617F52`
RGB	`rgb(97, 127, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -19.7, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 28.86, 133.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.042, 18.329, 10.779)`
Decimal	`6389586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617F52, 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 #617F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#617F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #617F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617f52; }
.text { color: #617f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 127 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617f52, #527f59); }

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Questions

What color is #617F52?: #617F52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617F52?: The RGB value is 97, 127, 82: 97 red, 127 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617F52?: The complementary color is #70527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617F52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.