What color is #618D68?

#618D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618D68?

The RGB value is 97, 141, 104: 97 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618D68?

The complementary color is #8D6186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618D68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618D68 color

#618D68 rgb(97, 141, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #618D68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 55.3% green and 40.8% blue (97, 141, 104).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#618D68 color codes

HEX	`#618D68`
RGB	`rgb(97, 141, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 55.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.65, -23.06, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.65, 27.54, 146.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.953, 22.59, 16.561)`
Decimal	`6393192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618D68, 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 #618D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #618D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618d68; }
.text { color: #618d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 141 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618d68, #618d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #618D68?: #618D68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618D68?: The RGB value is 97, 141, 104: 97 red, 141 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618D68?: The complementary color is #8D6186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618D68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.