Information about #617042 color

#617042 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #617042 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(97, 112, 66) — 38% red, 43.9% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 18 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated yellow-green, #617042 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barmy Army (#607640). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chalet Green (#5A6E41) and Woodland (#626746).

The recipe behind #617042 is rgb(97, 112, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #617042 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #617042 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#617042 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#617042 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #617042

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Woodland color link
Woodland

#626746

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Hemlock color link
Hemlock

#69684B

Kiki Khaki color link
Kiki Khaki

#70743E

Siam color link
Siam

#686B50

Muddy Green color link
Muddy Green

#657432

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#617042
  • RGB97, 112, 66
  • CMYK6, 0, 18, 56
  • CSSrgb(97, 112, 66)
  • HSL80°, 26%, 35%
  • HSL Precise79.565°, 25.843%, 34.902%
  • HSV80°, 41%, 44%
  • HSB80°, 41%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.439, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.439, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.439, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID617042
  • DECIMAL ID6385730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01