What color is #618881?

#618881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618881?

The RGB value is 97, 136, 129: 97 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618881?

The complementary color is #886168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618881 color

#618881 rgb(97, 136, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618881 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (97, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#618881 color codes

HEX	`#618881`
RGB	`rgb(97, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -15.12, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 15.13, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.695, 21.734, 24.027)`
Decimal	`6391937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618881, 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 #618881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #618881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618881; }
.text { color: #618881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618881, #617b88); }

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Questions

What color is #618881?: #618881 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618881?: The RGB value is 97, 136, 129: 97 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618881?: The complementary color is #886168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.