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#616B2E Color

#616B2E is rgb(97, 107, 46) in RGB, hsl(70, 40%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 57%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616B2E
HEX#616B2E
RGBrgb(97, 107, 46)
HSLhsl(70, 40%, 30%)
HSVhsv(70, 57%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 57%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.086 117.3)
LABlab(43.31% -11.21 32.21)
LCHlch(43.31% 34.10 109.19)

What #616B2E 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 #616B2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 5.19Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 5.61Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.8Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 10.26Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 10.45Army Green#4B5320ΔE 10.62

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

#616B2E Channel Values

How #616B2E 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 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 40% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 57% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616B2E 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 text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #616B2E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #616B2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616B2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#616B2E
Complementary
#382E6B
Analogous
#6B572E
Analogous
#426B2E
Triadic
#2E616B
Triadic
#6B2E61
Split comp.
#2E426B
Split comp.
#572E6B

Tints & Shades of #616B2E

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

#818F3D
#9EAF4B
#B2C06D
#C5D090
#D8DFB4
#E9EDD4

Shades

#545D28
#4A5223
#3D441D
#303617
#242711
#1A1D0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #616B2E.

How #616B2E 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#616B2E
Protanopia#69692E
Protanomaly#666A2E
Deuteranopia#68682F
Deuteranomaly#65692E
Tritanopia#676666
Tritanomaly#646855
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616B2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-616b2e: #616B2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616B2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616b2e': '#616B2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.420, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_616b2e">#616B2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#616B2E"

More Green Colors

#616B2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#616B2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616B2E?

#616B2E is a dark green — rgb(97, 107, 46) in RGB and hsl(70, 40%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Green (#6E6E30), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #616B2E?

#616B2E is rgb(97, 107, 46) — red 97, green 107, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616B2E?

#616B2E converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 57%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616B2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616B2E scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616B2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616B2E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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