What color is #61894F?

#61894F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61894F?

The RGB value is 97, 137, 79: 97 red, 137 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61894F?

The complementary color is #774F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61894F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61894F color

#61894F rgb(97, 137, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #61894F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.7% green and 31% blue (97, 137, 79).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#61894F color codes

HEX	`#61894F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 137, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 42%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, -25.27, 26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 36.79, 133.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.286, 20.997, 10.643)`
Decimal	`6392143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61894F, 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 #61894F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61894F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #61894F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61894f; }
.text { color: #61894f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61894f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 137 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61894f, #4f895a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #61894F?: #61894F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61894F?: The RGB value is 97, 137, 79: 97 red, 137 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61894F?: The complementary color is #774F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61894F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.