What color is #618A72?

#618A72 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 #618A72?

The RGB value is 97, 138, 114: 97 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618A72?

The complementary color is #8A6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618A72 color

#618A72 rgb(97, 138, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #618A72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (97, 138, 114).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#618A72 color codes

HEX	`#618A72`
RGB	`rgb(97, 138, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -19.52, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 21.23, 156.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.055, 21.932, 19.251)`
Decimal	`6392434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618A72, 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 #618A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #618A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618a72; }
.text { color: #618a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 138 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618a72, #618a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #618A72?: #618A72 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 #618A72?: The RGB value is 97, 138, 114: 97 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618A72?: The complementary color is #8A6179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.