What color is #618E61?

#618E61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618E61?

The RGB value is 97, 142, 97: 97 red, 142 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618E61?

The complementary color is #8E618E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618E61 color

#618E61 rgb(97, 142, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #618E61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 55.7% green and 38% blue (97, 142, 97).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#618E61 color codes

HEX	`#618E61`
RGB	`rgb(97, 142, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 55.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, -24.85, 19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 31.42, 142.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.76, 22.75, 14.815)`
Decimal	`6393441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618E61, 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 #618E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #618E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618e61; }
.text { color: #618e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 142 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618e61, #618e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #618E61?: #618E61 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618E61?: The RGB value is 97, 142, 97: 97 red, 142 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618E61?: The complementary color is #8E618E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.