What color is #618379?

#618379 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618379?

The RGB value is 97, 131, 121: 97 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618379?

The complementary color is #83616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618379 color

#618379 rgb(97, 131, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #618379 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (97, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#618379 color codes

HEX	`#618379`
RGB	`rgb(97, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, -14.25, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 14.33, 173.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.496, 20.154, 21.106)`
Decimal	`6390649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618379, 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 #618379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #618379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618379; }
.text { color: #618379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618379, #617c83); }

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Questions

What color is #618379?: #618379 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618379?: The RGB value is 97, 131, 121: 97 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618379?: The complementary color is #83616B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.