What color is #619260?

#619260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619260?

The RGB value is 97, 146, 96: 97 red, 146 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619260?

The complementary color is #916092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619260 color

#619260 rgb(97, 146, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #619260 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 57.3% green and 37.6% blue (97, 146, 96).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#619260 color codes

HEX	`#619260`
RGB	`rgb(97, 146, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 57.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -27.01, 21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 34.47, 141.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.319, 23.943, 14.773)`
Decimal	`6394464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619260, 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 #619260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #619260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619260; }
.text { color: #619260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 146 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619260, #609278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #619260?: #619260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619260?: The RGB value is 97, 146, 96: 97 red, 146 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619260?: The complementary color is #916092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.