HEX atlas value

#617637

#617637 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 97, 118, 55, HSL 80, 36%, 34%, has luminance 0.1577, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#617637 Sample readable text

HEX #617637

RGB rgb(97, 118, 55)

HSL hsl(80 36% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 53, 54)

Luminance 0.1577

Contrast Black 4.15:1White 5.06:1

CSS

--color-617637: #617637;
.background-617637 { background-color: #617637; }
.text-617637 { color: #617637; }

Luminance0.1577

Black text4.15:1AA Fail

White text5.06:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#617637","rgb":[97,118,55],"hsl":[80,36,34],"cmyk":[18,0,53,54],"luminance":0.1577,"contrast":{"black":4.15,"white":5.06}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2E371A","hex":"#2E371A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.68,"contrastWhite":12.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4C3776","hex":"#4C3776","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.12,"contrastWhite":9.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#93B159","hex":"#93B159","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.67,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5B634B","hex":"#5B634B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.33,"contrastWhite":6.3,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/617637.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4C3776","analogous":["#766C37","#427637"],"triadic":["#376176","#763761"],"tetradic":["#37766C","#4C3776","#763742"],"splitComplementary":["#374276","#6C3776"],"monochromatic":["#93B159","#617637","#2E371A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#93B159","dark":"#2E371A","saturated":"#678924","desaturated":"#5B634B","pastel":"#9EAC80","neon":"#8FD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":21.307275752662516},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":32.66496594212215}]

HEX meaning and use

About #617637

#617637 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #617637 is visually closest to Dark Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #556B2F.

The RGB channels are 97, 118, and 55, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 36% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1577, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.15:1AA Fail

White text5.06:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #617637 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.15:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.06:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2E371A#FFFFFF text · best 12.51:1#2E371A

#4C3776#FFFFFF text · best 9.92:1#4C3776

#93B159#000000 text · best 8.67:1#93B159

#5B634B#FFFFFF text · best 6.3:1#5B634B

Dark Olive Green#FFFFFF text · best 5.95:1#556B2F

Generated Palette

#617637#617637

#4C3776#4C3776

#766C37#766C37

#427637#427637

#93B159#93B159

#2E371A#2E371A

Color Harmonies

#4C3776#4C3776

#766C37#766C37

#427637#427637

#376176#376176

#763761#763761

Variants

#93B159#93B159

#2E371A#2E371A

#678924#678924

#5B634B#5B634B

#9EAC80#9EAC80

#8FD600#8FD600

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

Olive Green#708238

Fern Green#4F7942

Fern Frond#657220

Cactus Green#587156

#617637

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #617637

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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