What color is #618878?

#618878 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 #618878?

The RGB value is 97, 136, 120: 97 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618878?

The complementary color is #886171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618878 color

#618878 rgb(97, 136, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #618878 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.3% green and 47.1% blue (97, 136, 120).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#618878 color codes

HEX	`#618878`
RGB	`rgb(97, 136, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -17.17, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 17.69, 166.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.123, 21.505, 21.014)`
Decimal	`6391928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618878, 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 #618878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #618878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618878; }
.text { color: #618878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 136 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618878, #618588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #618878?: #618878 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 #618878?: The RGB value is 97, 136, 120: 97 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618878?: The complementary color is #886171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.