What color is #619F27?

#619F27 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #619F27?

The RGB value is 97, 159, 39: 97 red, 159 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #619F27?

The complementary color is #65279F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #619F27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#619F27 color

#619F27 rgb(97, 159, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #619F27 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 62.4% green and 15.3% blue (97, 159, 39).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#619F27 color codes

HEX	`#619F27`
RGB	`rgb(97, 159, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 62.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 75%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -39.59, 52.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 65.92, 126.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.694, 27.483, 6.292)`
Decimal	`6397735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #619F27, 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 #619F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#619F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #619F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #619f27; }
.text { color: #619f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #619f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 159 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #619f27, #279f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #619F27?: #619F27 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #619F27?: The RGB value is 97, 159, 39: 97 red, 159 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #619F27?: The complementary color is #65279F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #619F27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.