What color is #619149?

#619149 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619149?

The RGB value is 97, 145, 73: 97 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619149?

The complementary color is #794991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619149?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619149 color

#619149 rgb(97, 145, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #619149 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 56.9% green and 28.6% blue (97, 145, 73).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Fern (#548D44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#619149 color codes

HEX	`#619149`
RGB	`rgb(97, 145, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 56.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, -30, 32.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 44.58, 132.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.257, 23.273, 9.938)`
Decimal	`6394185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619149, 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 #619149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #619149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619149; }
.text { color: #619149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 145 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619149, #499155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #619149?: #619149 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619149?: The RGB value is 97, 145, 73: 97 red, 145 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619149?: The complementary color is #794991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619149?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.