What color is #618474?

#618474 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 #618474?

The RGB value is 97, 132, 116: 97 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618474?

The complementary color is #846171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618474 color

#618474 rgb(97, 132, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #618474 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51.8% green and 45.5% blue (97, 132, 116).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#618474 color codes

HEX	`#618474`
RGB	`rgb(97, 132, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.18, -15.9, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.18, 16.57, 163.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.332, 20.304, 19.578)`
Decimal	`6390900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618474, 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 #618474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #618474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618474; }
.text { color: #618474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 132 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618474, #618384); }

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Questions

What color is #618474?: #618474 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 #618474?: The RGB value is 97, 132, 116: 97 red, 132 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618474?: The complementary color is #846171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.