What color is #618150?

#618150 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618150?

The RGB value is 97, 129, 80: 97 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618150?

The complementary color is #705081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618150?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618150 color

#618150 rgb(97, 129, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #618150 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 50.6% green and 31.4% blue (97, 129, 80).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#618150 color codes

HEX	`#618150`
RGB	`rgb(97, 129, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 50.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, -21.06, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 31.17, 132.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.228, 18.821, 10.471)`
Decimal	`6390096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618150, 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 #618150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #618150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618150; }
.text { color: #618150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 129 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618150, #508158); }

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Questions

What color is #618150?: #618150 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618150?: The RGB value is 97, 129, 80: 97 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618150?: The complementary color is #705081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618150?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.