What color is #619C87?

#619C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619C87?

The RGB value is 97, 156, 135: 97 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619C87?

The complementary color is #9C6176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619C87 color

#619C87 rgb(97, 156, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #619C87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (97, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#619C87 color codes

HEX	`#619C87`
RGB	`rgb(97, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -24.19, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 24.69, 168.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.19, 28.066, 27.218)`
Decimal	`6397063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619C87, 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 #619C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #619C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619c87; }
.text { color: #619c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619c87, #61939c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #619C87?: #619C87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619C87?: The RGB value is 97, 156, 135: 97 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619C87?: The complementary color is #9C6176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.