What color is #619172?

#619172 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 #619172?

The RGB value is 97, 145, 114: 97 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619172?

The complementary color is #916180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619172 color

#619172 rgb(97, 145, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #619172 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (97, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#619172 color codes

HEX	`#619172`
RGB	`rgb(97, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -23.13, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 25.78, 153.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.091, 24.006, 19.597)`
Decimal	`6394226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619172, 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 #619172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #619172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619172; }
.text { color: #619172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619172, #61918a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #619172?: #619172 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 #619172?: The RGB value is 97, 145, 114: 97 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619172?: The complementary color is #916180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.