What color is #618B83?

#618B83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618B83?

The RGB value is 97, 139, 131: 97 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618B83?

The complementary color is #8B6169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618B83 color

#618B83 rgb(97, 139, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618B83 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 54.5% green and 51.4% blue (97, 139, 131).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#618B83 color codes

HEX	`#618B83`
RGB	`rgb(97, 139, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 54.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -16.26, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 16.27, 181.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.258, 22.644, 24.877)`
Decimal	`6392707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618B83, 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 #618B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #618B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618b83; }
.text { color: #618b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 139 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618b83, #617e8b); }

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Questions

What color is #618B83?: #618B83 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618B83?: The RGB value is 97, 139, 131: 97 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618B83?: The complementary color is #8B6169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.