What color is #617F67?

#617F67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #617F67?

The RGB value is 97, 127, 103: 97 red, 127 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #617F67?

The complementary color is #7F6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #617F67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#617F67 color

#617F67 rgb(97, 127, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #617F67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 49.8% green and 40.4% blue (97, 127, 103).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#617F67 color codes

HEX	`#617F67`
RGB	`rgb(97, 127, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 49.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, -15.92, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 18.59, 148.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.967, 18.699, 15.65)`
Decimal	`6389607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #617F67, 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 #617F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#617F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #617F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #617f67; }
.text { color: #617f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #617f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 127 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #617f67, #617f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #617F67?: #617F67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #617F67?: The RGB value is 97, 127, 103: 97 red, 127 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #617F67?: The complementary color is #7F6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #617F67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.