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#616B33 Color

#616B33 is rgb(97, 107, 51) in RGB, hsl(71, 35%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 52%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616B33
HEX#616B33
RGBrgb(97, 107, 51)
HSLhsl(71, 35%, 31%)
HSVhsv(71, 52%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 52%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.08 117.7)
LABlab(43.36% -10.83 29.68)
LCHlch(43.36% 31.59 110.06)

What #616B33 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 #616B33, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 5.69Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 6.21Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 7.74Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 7.93Army Green#4B5320ΔE 9.9Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 11.34

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

#616B33 Channel Values

How #616B33 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 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 35% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 52% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616B33 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 text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #616B33 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #616B33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616B33; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#616B33
Complementary
#3E336B
Analogous
#6B5933
Analogous
#456B33
Triadic
#33616B
Triadic
#6B3361
Split comp.
#33456B
Split comp.
#59336B

Tints & Shades of #616B33

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

#808D44
#9CAC53
#B0BD75
#C1CC94
#D5DCB7
#E7EBD6

Shades

#545D2D
#484F26
#3B411F
#32371B
#252914
#191C0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #616B33.

How #616B33 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#616B33
Protanopia#696933
Protanomaly#666A33
Deuteranopia#686834
Deuteranomaly#656933
Tritanopia#666666
Tritanomaly#646856
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616B33 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-616b33: #616B33;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616B33;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616b33': '#616B33' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.420, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_616b33">#616B33</color>
SVG fillfill="#616B33"

More Green Colors

#616B33 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#616B33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616B33?

#616B33 is a dark green — rgb(97, 107, 51) in RGB and hsl(71, 35%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #616B33?

#616B33 is rgb(97, 107, 51) — red 97, green 107, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616B33?

#616B33 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 52%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616B33 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616B33 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616B33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616B33 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 5.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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