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#617048 Color

#617048 is rgb(97, 112, 72) in RGB, hsl(83, 22%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 56%) 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 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617048
HEX#617048
RGBrgb(97, 112, 72)
HSLhsl(83, 22%, 36%)
HSVhsv(83, 36%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.062 125.2)
LABlab(45.18% -11.45 20.33)
LCHlch(45.18% 23.33 119.39)

What #617048 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 #617048, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 6.49Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 9.03Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 11.5Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 13.26Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 13.28Army Green#4B5320ΔE 13.99

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

#617048 Channel Values

How #617048 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 112 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 22% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 36% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617048 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 text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617048 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617048

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617048; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617048
Complementary
#574870
Analogous
#706B48
Analogous
#4C7048
Triadic
#486170
Triadic
#704861
Split comp.
#484C70
Split comp.
#6B4870

Tints & Shades of #617048

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

#798C5A
#90A470
#A5B58C
#B9C5A5
#CFD7C1
#E4E9DD

Shades

#53603E
#485436
#3B442C
#303824
#23281A
#181C12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617048.

How #617048 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#617048
Protanopia#6E6E48
Protanomaly#696F48
Deuteranopia#6B6B49
Deuteranomaly#676D48
Tritanopia#666C6C
Tritanomaly#646E60
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #617048 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617048: #617048;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617048;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617048': '#617048' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.439, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_617048">#617048</color>
SVG fillfill="#617048"

More Green Colors

#617048 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617048 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617048?

#617048 is a dark green — rgb(97, 112, 72) in RGB and hsl(83, 22%, 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 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #617048?

#617048 is rgb(97, 112, 72) — red 97, green 112, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617048?

#617048 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617048 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #617048 scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617048 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617048 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 11.5, which is visibly different.

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