What color is #618E6E?

#618E6E 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 #618E6E?

The RGB value is 97, 142, 110: 97 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618E6E?

The complementary color is #8E6181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618E6E color

#618E6E rgb(97, 142, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #618E6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 55.7% green and 43.1% blue (97, 142, 110).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#618E6E color codes

HEX	`#618E6E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 142, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 55.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.09, -22.41, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.09, 25.53, 151.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.416, 23.012, 18.273)`
Decimal	`6393454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618E6E, 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 #618E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #618E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618e6e; }
.text { color: #618e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 142 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618e6e, #618e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #618E6E?: #618E6E 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 #618E6E?: The RGB value is 97, 142, 110: 97 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618E6E?: The complementary color is #8E6181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.