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#617543 Color

#617543 is rgb(97, 117, 67) in RGB, hsl(84, 27%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 54%) 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 7.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617543
HEX#617543
RGBrgb(97, 117, 67)
HSLhsl(84, 27%, 36%)
HSVhsv(84, 43%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.077 126.6)
LABlab(46.65% -14.53 24.99)
LCHlch(46.65% 28.91 120.18)

What #617543 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 #617543, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.09Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 8.49Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 9.15Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 9.26Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 11Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 11.88

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

#617543 Channel Values

How #617543 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 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 27% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 43% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617543 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617543 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617543

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617543; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617543
Complementary
#574375
Analogous
#757043
Analogous
#487543
Triadic
#436175
Triadic
#754361
Split comp.
#434875
Split comp.
#704375

Tints & Shades of #617543

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

#799254
#90A96A
#A6BA87
#B9C9A1
#CFDABE
#E4EBDB

Shades

#53643A
#495732
#3B4729
#303A22
#232A18
#181D11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617543.

How #617543 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#617543
Protanopia#727243
Protanomaly#6C7343
Deuteranopia#6F6F44
Deuteranomaly#6A7144
Tritanopia#677070
Tritanomaly#657261
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #617543 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617543: #617543;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617543;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617543': '#617543' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.459, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_617543">#617543</color>
SVG fillfill="#617543"

More Green Colors

#617543 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617543 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617543?

#617543 is a dark green — rgb(97, 117, 67) in RGB and hsl(84, 27%, 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 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #617543?

#617543 is rgb(97, 117, 67) — red 97, green 117, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617543?

#617543 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 43%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617543 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #617543 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617543 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617543 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 7.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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