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#616E49 Color

#616E49 is rgb(97, 110, 73) in RGB, hsl(81, 20%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616E49
HEX#616E49
RGBrgb(97, 110, 73)
HSLhsl(81, 20%, 36%)
HSVhsv(81, 34%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.057 124.1)
LABlab(44.58% -10.30 18.98)
LCHlch(44.58% 21.60 118.48)

What #616E49 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 #616E49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 6.26Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.07Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 13.06Army Green#4B5320ΔE 14.21Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 14.27Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 14.36

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

#616E49 Channel Values

How #616E49 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 110 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 20% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 34% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.48:1 vs white · 3.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616E49 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 text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #616E49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #616E49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616E49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#616E49
Complementary
#56496E
Analogous
#6E6949
Analogous
#4F6E49
Triadic
#49616E
Triadic
#6E4961
Split comp.
#494F6E
Split comp.
#69496E

Tints & Shades of #616E49

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

#7A8A5C
#91A172
#A6B48E
#B9C4A6
#CFD6C2
#E5E9DD

Shades

#545F3F
#495337
#3B432D
#313725
#23281B
#181C12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #616E49.

How #616E49 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#616E49
Protanopia#6C6C49
Protanomaly#686D49
Deuteranopia#6A6A4A
Deuteranomaly#666C49
Tritanopia#656A6A
Tritanomaly#646C5F
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616E49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-616e49: #616E49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616E49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616e49': '#616E49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.431, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_616e49">#616E49</color>
SVG fillfill="#616E49"

More Green Colors

#616E49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#616E49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616E49?

#616E49 is a dark green — rgb(97, 110, 73) in RGB and hsl(81, 20%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #616E49?

#616E49 is rgb(97, 110, 73) — red 97, green 110, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616E49?

#616E49 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 34%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616E49 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616E49 scores 5.48:1 against white and 3.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616E49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616E49 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 13.06, which is visibly different.

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