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#617529 Color

#617529 is rgb(97, 117, 41) in RGB, hsl(76, 48%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617529
HEX#617529
RGBrgb(97, 117, 41)
HSLhsl(76, 48%, 31%)
HSVhsv(76, 65%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.104 122.5)
LABlab(46.37% -16.61 37.94)
LCHlch(46.37% 41.42 113.64)

What #617529 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 #617529, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Khaki Green#728639ΔE 6.67Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 8.62Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 10.68Sap Green#507D2AΔE 10.72Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 12.47Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 13.98

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

#617529 Channel Values

How #617529 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 117 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 48% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 65% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.14:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617529 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 text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617529 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617529

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617529; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617529
Complementary
#3D2975
Analogous
#756329
Analogous
#3B7529
Triadic
#296175
Triadic
#752961
Split comp.
#293B75
Split comp.
#632975

Tints & Shades of #617529

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

#809B36
#9CBD42
#B0CA68
#C2D68A
#D5E3B0
#E7EFD2

Shades

#546624
#48571E
#3B4819
#323C15
#252D10
#191E0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617529.

How #617529 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#617529
Protanopia#727229
Protanomaly#6C7329
Deuteranopia#6F6F2B
Deuteranomaly#6A712A
Tritanopia#686F6F
Tritanomaly#65715B
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #617529 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617529: #617529;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617529;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617529': '#617529' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.459, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_617529">#617529</color>
SVG fillfill="#617529"

More Green Colors

#617529 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617529 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617529?

#617529 is a dark green — rgb(97, 117, 41) in RGB and hsl(76, 48%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #617529?

#617529 is rgb(97, 117, 41) — red 97, green 117, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617529?

#617529 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 65%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617529 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #617529 scores 5.14:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617529 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617529 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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