What color is #618481?

#618481 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618481?

The RGB value is 97, 132, 129: 97 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618481?

The complementary color is #846164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618481 color

#618481 rgb(97, 132, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618481 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (97, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#618481 color codes

HEX	`#618481`
RGB	`rgb(97, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -12.93, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 13.15, 190.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.142, 20.628, 23.843)`
Decimal	`6390913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618481, 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 #618481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #618481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618481; }
.text { color: #618481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618481, #617584); }

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Questions

What color is #618481?: #618481 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618481?: The RGB value is 97, 132, 129: 97 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618481?: The complementary color is #846164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.