Close to Kale
#617F4E
#617F4E is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 49.8% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #617F4E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.65:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #617F4E as they’d see it.
#617F4E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #617F4E
What color is #617F4E?
#617F4E is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Kale. In RGB it’s made of 38% red, 49.8% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 24% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #617F4E in RGB?
#617F4E is rgb(97, 127, 78): 97 red, 127 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #617F4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 0, 39, 50). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #617F4E?
PANTONE 7498 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #617F4E?
Its complement #896B9C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.