What color is #61895D?

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

What is the RGB value of #61895D?

The RGB value is 97, 137, 93: 97 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61895D?

The complementary color is #855D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61895D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61895D color

#61895D rgb(97, 137, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #61895D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.7% green and 36.5% blue (97, 137, 93).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#61895D color codes

HEX	`#61895D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 137, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -23.03, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 30.04, 140.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.851, 21.222, 13.615)`
Decimal	`6392157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61895D, 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 #61895D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61895D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	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 #61895D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61895d; }
.text { color: #61895d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61895d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 137 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61895d, #5d896f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #61895D?: #61895D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61895D?: The RGB value is 97, 137, 93: 97 red, 137 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61895D?: The complementary color is #855D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61895D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.