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#616B05 Color

#616B05 is rgb(97, 107, 5) in RGB, hsl(66, 91%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 95%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), visibly different at ΔE 13.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616B05
HEX#616B05
RGBrgb(97, 107, 5)
HSLhsl(66, 91%, 22%)
HSVhsv(66, 95%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 95%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.113 116.1)
LABlab(43.08% -12.91 47.00)
LCHlch(43.08% 48.74 105.35)

What #616B05 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 #616B05, 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.

#616B05 Channel Values

How #616B05 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 107 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 91% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 95% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 95% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616B05 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #616B05

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616B05; 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 #616B05

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #616B05 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#616B05
Protanopia#696905
Protanomaly#666A05
Deuteranopia#686808
Deuteranomaly#656907
Tritanopia#686464
Tritanomaly#65674F
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616B05 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-616b05: #616B05;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616B05;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616b05': '#616B05' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.420, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_616b05">#616B05</color>
SVG fillfill="#616B05"

More Green Colors

#616B05 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#616B05 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616B05?

#616B05 is a dark green — rgb(97, 107, 5) in RGB and hsl(66, 91%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.25.

What is the RGB value of #616B05?

#616B05 is rgb(97, 107, 5) — red 97, green 107, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616B05?

#616B05 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 95%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616B05 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616B05 scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616B05 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616B05 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.25, which is visibly different.

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