What color is #61812C?

#61812C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61812C?

The RGB value is 97, 129, 44: 97 red, 129 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61812C?

The complementary color is #4C2C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61812C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61812C color

#61812C rgb(97, 129, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #61812C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.6% green and 17.3% blue (97, 129, 44).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Forest (#5C821A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#61812C color codes

HEX	`#61812C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 129, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 66%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 66%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, -25.35, 41.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 48.25, 121.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.235, 18.424, 5.241)`
Decimal	`6390060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61812C, 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 #61812C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61812C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	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 #61812C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61812c; }
.text { color: #61812c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61812c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 129 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61812c, #36812c); }

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Questions

What color is #61812C?: #61812C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Enchanted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61812C?: The RGB value is 97, 129, 44: 97 red, 129 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61812C?: The complementary color is #4C2C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61812C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.