What color is #61974C?

#61974C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61974C?

The RGB value is 97, 151, 76: 97 red, 151 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61974C?

The complementary color is #824C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61974C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61974C color

#61974C rgb(97, 151, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #61974C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 59.2% green and 29.8% blue (97, 151, 76).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 33% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#61974C color codes

HEX	`#61974C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 151, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 59.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 33%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 50%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.27, -32.44, 33.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.27, 46.83, 133.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.3, 25.196, 10.788)`
Decimal	`6395724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61974C, 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 #61974C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61974C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #61974C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61974c; }
.text { color: #61974c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61974c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 151 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61974c, #4c975d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #61974C?: #61974C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61974C?: The RGB value is 97, 151, 76: 97 red, 151 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61974C?: The complementary color is #824C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61974C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.