What color is #618270?

#618270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618270?

The RGB value is 97, 130, 112: 97 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618270?

The complementary color is #826173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618270 color

#618270 rgb(97, 130, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #618270 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51% green and 43.9% blue (97, 130, 112).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#618270 color codes

HEX	`#618270`
RGB	`rgb(97, 130, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, -15.68, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 16.78, 159.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.836, 19.676, 18.29)`
Decimal	`6390384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618270, 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 #618270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #618270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618270; }
.text { color: #618270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 130 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618270, #618280); }

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Questions

What color is #618270?: #618270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618270?: The RGB value is 97, 130, 112: 97 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618270?: The complementary color is #826173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.