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#617E58 Color

#617E58 is rgb(97, 126, 88) in RGB, hsl(106, 18%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#617E58
HEX#617E58
RGBrgb(97, 126, 88)
HSLhsl(106, 18%, 42%)
HSVhsv(106, 30%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.066 138.4)
LABlab(49.75% -16.63 17.23)
LCHlch(49.75% 23.95 133.98)

What #617E58 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 #617E58, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 7.86Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.72Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 11.12Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.98Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 12.55Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 13.93

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

#617E58 Channel Values

How #617E58 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 126 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 18% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 30% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #617E58 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #617E58 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #617E58

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #617E58; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#617E58
Complementary
#75587E
Analogous
#747E58
Analogous
#587E62
Triadic
#58617E
Triadic
#7E5861
Split comp.
#62587E
Split comp.
#7E5874

Tints & Shades of #617E58

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

#739669
#8AA781
#A0B899
#B6C9B1
#CDD9C9
#E3EAE1

Shades

#556F4D
#475D41
#3C4E36
#2E3C2A
#232D1F
#151B13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #617E58.

How #617E58 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#617E58
Protanopia#7A7A58
Protanomaly#717B58
Deuteranopia#757559
Deuteranomaly#6E7959
Tritanopia#667A7A
Tritanomaly#647C6E
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #617E58 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-617e58: #617E58;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #617E58;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-617e58': '#617E58' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.494, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_617e58">#617E58</color>
SVG fillfill="#617E58"

More Green Colors

#617E58 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#617E58 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #617E58?

#617E58 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 126, 88) in RGB and hsl(106, 18%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.86.

What is the RGB value of #617E58?

#617E58 is rgb(97, 126, 88) — red 97, green 126, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #617E58?

#617E58 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 30%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #617E58 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #617E58 scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #617E58 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #617E58 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 15.03, which is visibly different.

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