What color is #618657?

#618657 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618657?

The RGB value is 97, 134, 87: 97 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618657?

The complementary color is #7C5786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618657?

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.

#618657 color

#618657 rgb(97, 134, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #618657 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 52.5% green and 34.1% blue (97, 134, 87).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#618657 color codes

HEX	`#618657`
RGB	`rgb(97, 134, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 52.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, -22.51, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 30.97, 136.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.175, 20.279, 12.13)`
Decimal	`6391383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618657, 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 #618657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618657 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 #618657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618657; }
.text { color: #618657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 134 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618657, #578665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #618657?: #618657 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618657?: The RGB value is 97, 134, 87: 97 red, 134 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618657?: The complementary color is #7C5786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618657?: 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.