What color is #61895B?

#61895B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61895B?

The RGB value is 97, 137, 91: 97 red, 137 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61895B?

The complementary color is #835B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61895B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61895B color

#61895B rgb(97, 137, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #61895B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.7% green and 35.7% blue (97, 137, 91).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#61895B color codes

HEX	`#61895B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 137, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, -23.37, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 30.99, 138.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.763, 21.187, 13.155)`
Decimal	`6392155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61895B, 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 #61895B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61895B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #61895B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61895b; }
.text { color: #61895b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61895b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 137 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61895b, #5b896c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #61895B?: #61895B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61895B?: The RGB value is 97, 137, 91: 97 red, 137 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61895B?: The complementary color is #835B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61895B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.