What color is #618B45?

#618B45 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618B45?

The RGB value is 97, 139, 69: 97 red, 139 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618B45?

The complementary color is #6F458B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618B45?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618B45 color

#618B45 rgb(97, 139, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #618B45 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.5% green and 27.1% blue (97, 139, 69).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#618B45 color codes

HEX	`#618B45`
RGB	`rgb(97, 139, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, -27.63, 32.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 42.8, 130.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.236, 21.436, 8.964)`
Decimal	`6392645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618B45, 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 #618B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #618B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618b45; }
.text { color: #618b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 139 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618b45, #458b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #618B45?: #618B45 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618B45?: The RGB value is 97, 139, 69: 97 red, 139 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618B45?: The complementary color is #6F458B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618B45?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.