What color is #61775D?

#61775D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61775D?

The RGB value is 97, 119, 93: 97 red, 119 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61775D?

The complementary color is #735D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61775D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61775D color

#61775D rgb(97, 119, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #61775D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 46.7% green and 36.5% blue (97, 119, 93).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#61775D color codes

HEX	`#61775D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 119, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 46.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -13.49, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 17.85, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.502, 16.525, 12.832)`
Decimal	`6387549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61775D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61775D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61775D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61775D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61775d; }
.text { color: #61775d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61775d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 119 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61775d, #5d7766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #61775D?: #61775D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61775D?: The RGB value is 97, 119, 93: 97 red, 119 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61775D?: The complementary color is #735D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61775D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.