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#618500 Color

#618500 is rgb(97, 133, 0) in RGB, hsl(76, 100%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#618500
HEX#618500
RGBrgb(97, 133, 0)
HSLhsl(76, 100%, 26%)
HSVhsv(76, 100%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.145 126.3)
LABlab(51.24% -25.49 54.05)
LCHlch(51.24% 59.76 115.25)

What #618500 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #618500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 6.26Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 12.74Sap Green#507D2AΔE 15.96Olive#808000ΔE 16.19Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 17.56Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 17.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#618500 Channel Values

How #618500 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 133 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 100% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 100% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #618500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #618500 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #618500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #618500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#618500
Complementary
#230085
Analogous
#856600
Analogous
#1F8500
Triadic
#006185
Triadic
#850061
Split comp.
#001F85
Split comp.
#660085

Tints & Shades of #618500

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#87B800
#B0F000
#C5FF24
#D2FF57
#E0FF8A
#EFFFC2

Shades

#567500
#4B6600
#405700
#314200
#253300
#1A2400

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #618500.

How #618500 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#618500
Protanopia#808002
Protanomaly#758201
Deuteranopia#7B7B0B
Deuteranomaly#717F06
Tritanopia#6C7D7D
Tritanomaly#688062
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #618500 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-618500: #618500;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #618500;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-618500': '#618500' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.522, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_618500">#618500</color>
SVG fillfill="#618500"

More Green Colors

#618500 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#618500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #618500?

#618500 is a dark green — rgb(97, 133, 0) in RGB and hsl(76, 100%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #618500?

#618500 is rgb(97, 133, 0) — red 97, green 133, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #618500?

#618500 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #618500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #618500 scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #618500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #618500 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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