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#717557 Color

#717557 is rgb(113, 117, 87) in RGB, hsl(68, 15%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow (#8A795D), visibly different at ΔE 10. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#717557
HEX#717557
RGBrgb(113, 117, 87)
HSLhsl(68, 15%, 40%)
HSVhsv(68, 26%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.045 114.1)
LABlab(48.27% -5.64 16.09)
LCHlch(48.27% 17.05 109.32)

What #717557 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 #717557, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#717557 Channel Values

How #717557 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 113 · G 117 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 15% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 26% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #717557 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #717557

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #717557; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #717557

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

Shades

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How #717557 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#717557
Protanopia#747457
Protanomaly#737557
Deuteranopia#747457
Deuteranomaly#737457
Tritanopia#747272
Tritanomaly#737368
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #717557 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-717557: #717557;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #717557;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-717557': '#717557' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.459, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_717557">#717557</color>
SVG fillfill="#717557"

More Green Colors

#717557 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#717557 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #717557?

#717557 is a mid-tone green — rgb(113, 117, 87) in RGB and hsl(68, 15%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow (#8A795D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #717557?

#717557 is rgb(113, 117, 87) — red 113, green 117, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #717557?

#717557 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #717557 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #717557 scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #717557 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #717557 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.48, which is visibly different.

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