What color is #618D36?

#618D36 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 #618D36?

The RGB value is 97, 141, 54: 97 red, 141 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618D36?

The complementary color is #62368D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618D36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618D36 color

#618D36 rgb(97, 141, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #618D36 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 55.3% green and 21.2% blue (97, 141, 54).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 45% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#618D36 color codes

HEX	`#618D36`
RGB	`rgb(97, 141, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 55.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 45%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 62%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 62%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -30.26, 40.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 50.71, 126.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.12, 21.857, 6.911)`
Decimal	`6393142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618D36, 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 #618D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #618D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618d36; }
.text { color: #618d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 141 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618d36, #368d37); }

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Questions

What color is #618D36?: #618D36 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 #618D36?: The RGB value is 97, 141, 54: 97 red, 141 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618D36?: The complementary color is #62368D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618D36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.