What color is #61966E?

#61966E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61966E?

The RGB value is 97, 150, 110: 97 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61966E?

The complementary color is #966189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61966E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61966E color

#61966E rgb(97, 150, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #61966E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 58.8% green and 43.1% blue (97, 150, 110).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#61966E color codes

HEX	`#61966E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 150, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 58.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, -26.43, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 30.72, 149.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.65, 25.479, 18.684)`
Decimal	`6395502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61966E, 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 #61966E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61966E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #61966E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61966e; }
.text { color: #61966e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61966e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 150 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61966e, #619689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61966E?: #61966E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61966E?: The RGB value is 97, 150, 110: 97 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61966E?: The complementary color is #966189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61966E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.