What color is #61905C?

#61905C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61905C?

The RGB value is 97, 144, 92: 97 red, 144 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61905C?

The complementary color is #8B5C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61905C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61905C color

#61905C rgb(97, 144, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #61905C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 56.5% green and 36.1% blue (97, 144, 92).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#61905C color codes

HEX	`#61905C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 144, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 56.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, -26.7, 22.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 35.06, 139.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.834, 23.26, 13.726)`
Decimal	`6393948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61905C, 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 #61905C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61905C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #61905C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61905c; }
.text { color: #61905c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61905c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 144 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61905c, #5c9071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61905C?: #61905C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61905C?: The RGB value is 97, 144, 92: 97 red, 144 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61905C?: The complementary color is #8B5C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61905C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.