What color is #618D23?

#618D23 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618D23?

The RGB value is 97, 141, 35: 97 red, 141 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618D23?

The complementary color is #4F238D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618D23?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618D23 color

#618D23 rgb(97, 141, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #618D23 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 55.3% green and 13.7% blue (97, 141, 35).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 60% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus Sultan (#6A8E22), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#618D23 color codes

HEX	`#618D23`
RGB	`rgb(97, 141, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 55.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 60%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 75%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 75%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, -31.78, 48.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 58.04, 123.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.758, 21.712, 5.003)`
Decimal	`6393123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618D23, 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 #618D23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618D23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #618D23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618d23; }
.text { color: #618d23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618d23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 141 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618d23, #2c8d23); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #618D23?: #618D23 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Asparagus Sultan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618D23?: The RGB value is 97, 141, 35: 97 red, 141 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618D23?: The complementary color is #4F238D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618D23?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.