What color is #618B00?

#618B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618B00?

The RGB value is 97, 139, 0: 97 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618B00?

The complementary color is #2A008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618B00?

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.

#618B00 color

#618B00 rgb(97, 139, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #618B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.5% green and 0% blue (97, 139, 0).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese (#558800), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#618B00 color codes

HEX	`#618B00`
RGB	`rgb(97, 139, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, -32.15, 56.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 64.99, 119.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.162, 21.006, 3.308)`
Decimal	`6392576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618B00, 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 #618B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618B00 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 #618B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618b00; }
.text { color: #618b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 139 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618b00, #1c8b00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #618B00?: #618B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618B00?: The RGB value is 97, 139, 0: 97 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618B00?: The complementary color is #2A008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618B00?: 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.