What color is #618F86?

#618F86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #618F86?

The RGB value is 97, 143, 134: 97 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #618F86?

The complementary color is #8F616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #618F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#618F86 color

#618F86 rgb(97, 143, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #618F86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 56.1% green and 52.5% blue (97, 143, 134).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#618F86 color codes

HEX	`#618F86`
RGB	`rgb(97, 143, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 56.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.99, -17.69, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.99, 17.69, 180.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.054, 23.907, 26.16)`
Decimal	`6393734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #618F86, 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 #618F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#618F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #618F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #618f86; }
.text { color: #618f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #618f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 143 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #618f86, #61818f); }

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Questions

What color is #618F86?: #618F86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #618F86?: The RGB value is 97, 143, 134: 97 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #618F86?: The complementary color is #8F616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #618F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.