HEX atlas value

#617E44

#617E44 is a cool green HEX color close to Fern Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 97, 126, 68, HSL 90, 30%, 38%, has luminance 0.1788, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#617E44 Sample readable text

HEX #617E44

RGB rgb(97, 126, 68)

HSL hsl(90 30% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(23, 0, 46, 51)

Luminance 0.1788

Contrast Black 4.58:1White 4.59:1

CSS

--color-617e44: #617E44;
.background-617e44 { background-color: #617E44; }
.text-617e44 { color: #617E44; }

Luminance0.1788

Black text4.58:1AA Pass

White text4.59:1AA 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":"#617E44","rgb":[97,126,68],"hsl":[90,30,38],"cmyk":[23,0,46,51],"luminance":0.1788,"contrast":{"black":4.58,"white":4.59}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#334224","hex":"#334224","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.95,"contrastWhite":10.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8FB06D","hex":"#8FB06D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.6,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#61447E","hex":"#61447E","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.64,"contrastWhite":7.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.53,"contrastWhite":5.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#61932F","hex":"#61932F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.72,"contrastWhite":3.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Fern Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/617e44.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#61447E","analogous":["#7E7E44","#447E44"],"triadic":["#44617E","#7E4461"],"tetradic":["#447E7E","#61447E","#7E4444"],"splitComplementary":["#44447E","#7E447E"],"monochromatic":["#8FB06D","#617E44","#334224"]}

Variants

{"light":"#8FB06D","dark":"#334224","saturated":"#61932F","desaturated":"#616959","pastel":"#A1AF92","neon":"#75EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","distance":18.788294228055936},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":19.621416870348583},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":23.958297101421877},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"dark-olive-green","name":"Dark Olive Green","hex":"#556B2F","distance":30.757112998459398}]

HEX meaning and use

About #617E44

#617E44 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #617E44 is visually closest to Fern Green, a named green color with HEX #4F7942.

The RGB channels are 97, 126, and 68, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 90deg with 30% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.1788, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.58:1AA Pass

White text4.59:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #617E44 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.58:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.59:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#334224#FFFFFF text · best 10.79:1#334224

#8FB06D#000000 text · best 8.6:1#8FB06D

#61447E#FFFFFF text · best 7.97:1#61447E

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

#61932F#000000 text · best 5.72:1#61932F

Generated Palette

#617E44#617E44

#61447E#61447E

#7E7E44#7E7E44

#447E44#447E44

#8FB06D#8FB06D

#334224#334224

Color Harmonies

#61447E#61447E

#7E7E44#7E7E44

#447E44#447E44

#44617E#44617E

#7E4461#7E4461

Variants

#8FB06D#8FB06D

#334224#334224

#61932F#61932F

#616959#616959

#A1AF92#A1AF92

#75EB00#75EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Green#4F7942

Olive Green#708238

Cactus Green#587156

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Dark Olive Green#556B2F

#617E44

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #617E44

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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