What color is #618966?

#618966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618966?

The RGB value is 97, 137, 102: 97 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618966?

The complementary color is #896184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618966 color

#618966 rgb(97, 137, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #618966 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 53.7% green and 40% blue (97, 137, 102).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#618966 color codes

HEX	`#618966`
RGB	`rgb(97, 137, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 53.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -21.39, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 25.8, 146)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.273, 21.391, 15.839)`
Decimal	`6392166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618966, 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 #618966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #618966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618966; }
.text { color: #618966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 137 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618966, #61897a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #618966?: #618966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618966?: The RGB value is 97, 137, 102: 97 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618966?: The complementary color is #896184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.