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#616751 Color

#616751 is rgb(97, 103, 81) in RGB, hsl(76, 12%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616751
HEX#616751
RGBrgb(97, 103, 81)
HSLhsl(76, 12%, 36%)
HSVhsv(76, 21%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.034 120)
LABlab(42.58% -5.60 11.65)
LCHlch(42.58% 12.93 115.67)

What #616751 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #616751, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#616751 Channel Values

How #616751 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 103 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 12% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 21% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.89:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616751 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #616751

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616751; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #616751

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #616751 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#616751
Protanopia#666651
Protanomaly#646651
Deuteranopia#656551
Deuteranomaly#636651
Tritanopia#646565
Tritanomaly#63665D
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616751 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-616751: #616751;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616751;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616751': '#616751' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.404, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_616751">#616751</color>
SVG fillfill="#616751"

More Green Colors

#616751 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#616751 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616751?

#616751 is a dark green — rgb(97, 103, 81) in RGB and hsl(76, 12%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #616751?

#616751 is rgb(97, 103, 81) — red 97, green 103, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616751?

#616751 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616751 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616751 scores 5.89:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616751 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616751 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 13.05, which is visibly different.

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