What color is #61795D?

#61795D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61795D?

The RGB value is 97, 121, 93: 97 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61795D?

The complementary color is #755D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61795D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61795D color

#61795D rgb(97, 121, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #61795D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (97, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#61795D color codes

HEX	`#61795D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, -14.59, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 19.24, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.742, 17.006, 12.912)`
Decimal	`6388061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61795D, 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 #61795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61795D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #61795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61795d; }
.text { color: #61795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61795d, #5d7967); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #61795D?: #61795D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61795D?: The RGB value is 97, 121, 93: 97 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61795D?: The complementary color is #755D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61795D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.