What color is #61847D?

#61847D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61847D?

The RGB value is 97, 132, 125: 97 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61847D?

The complementary color is #846168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61847D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61847D color

#61847D rgb(97, 132, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61847D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51.8% green and 49% blue (97, 132, 125).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#61847D color codes

HEX	`#61847D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 132, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -13.88, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 13.88, 180.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.882, 20.524, 22.47)`
Decimal	`6390909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61847D, 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 #61847D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61847D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #61847D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61847d; }
.text { color: #61847d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61847d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 132 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61847d, #617a84); }

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Questions

What color is #61847D?: #61847D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61847D?: The RGB value is 97, 132, 125: 97 red, 132 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61847D?: The complementary color is #846168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61847D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.