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#617444 Color

#617444 is rgb(97, 116, 68) in RGB, hsl(84, 26%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 55%) 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 7.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617444
HEX#617444
RGBrgb(97, 116, 68)
HSLhsl(84, 26%, 36%)
HSVhsv(84, 41%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.074 126.4)
LABlab(46.35% -13.93 24.07)
LCHlch(46.35% 27.81 120.05)

What #617444 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 #617444, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.81Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 8.28Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 8.47Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 9.84Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 11.24Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 12.2

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

#617444 Channel Values

How #617444 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 116 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 26% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 41% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617444 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 text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617444 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617444

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617444; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617444
Complementary
#574474
Analogous
#746F44
Analogous
#497444
Triadic
#446174
Triadic
#744461
Split comp.
#444974
Split comp.
#6F4474

Tints & Shades of #617444

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

#799155
#90A86B
#A6B988
#B9C8A2
#CFD9BF
#E4EADC

Shades

#53643A
#485733
#3B472A
#303A22
#232A19
#181D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617444.

How #617444 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#617444
Protanopia#717144
Protanomaly#6B7244
Deuteranopia#6E6E45
Deuteranomaly#697145
Tritanopia#676F6F
Tritanomaly#647161
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #617444 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617444: #617444;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617444;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617444': '#617444' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.455, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_617444">#617444</color>
SVG fillfill="#617444"

More Green Colors

#617444 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617444 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617444?

#617444 is a dark green — rgb(97, 116, 68) in RGB and hsl(84, 26%, 36%) 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 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #617444?

#617444 is rgb(97, 116, 68) — red 97, green 116, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617444?

#617444 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 41%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617444 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #617444 scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617444 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617444 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 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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