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#616E53 Color

#616E53 is rgb(97, 110, 83) in RGB, hsl(89, 14%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), visibly different at ΔE 10.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#616E53
HEX#616E53
RGBrgb(97, 110, 83)
HSLhsl(89, 14%, 38%)
HSVhsv(89, 25%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.044 128.8)
LABlab(44.75% -9.09 13.41)
LCHlch(44.75% 16.20 124.15)

What #616E53 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 #616E53, 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.

#616E53 Channel Values

How #616E53 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 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 89° · S 14% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 89° · S 25% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.44:1 vs white · 3.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #616E53 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 text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #616E53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #616E53; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #616E53

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #616E53.

How #616E53 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#616E53
Protanopia#6C6C53
Protanomaly#686D53
Deuteranopia#6A6A53
Deuteranomaly#666C53
Tritanopia#646B6B
Tritanomaly#636C62
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #616E53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-616e53: #616E53;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #616E53;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-616e53': '#616E53' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.431, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_616e53">#616E53</color>
SVG fillfill="#616E53"

More Green Colors

#616E53 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#616E53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #616E53?

#616E53 is a dark green — rgb(97, 110, 83) in RGB and hsl(89, 14%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.16.

What is the RGB value of #616E53?

#616E53 is rgb(97, 110, 83) — red 97, green 110, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #616E53?

#616E53 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #616E53 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #616E53 scores 5.44:1 against white and 3.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #616E53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #616E53 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 16.2, which is visibly different.

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