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#61896B Color

#61896B is rgb(97, 137, 107) in RGB, hsl(135, 17%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61896B
HEX#61896B
RGBrgb(97, 137, 107)
HSLhsl(135, 17%, 46%)
HSVhsv(135, 29%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.064 151.9)
LABlab(53.48% -19.37 11.50)
LCHlch(53.48% 22.53 149.30)

What #61896B 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 #61896B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 6.48Russian Green#679267ΔE 7.64Viridian#40826DΔE 10.43Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 11.16Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 11.22Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.22

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

#61896B Channel Values

How #61896B 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 137 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 17% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 29% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.96:1 vs white · 5.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61896B 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 text3.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61896B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61896B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61896B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61896B
Complementary
#89617F
Analogous
#6B8961
Analogous
#61897F
Triadic
#6B6189
Triadic
#896B61
Split comp.
#7F6189
Split comp.
#89616B

Tints & Shades of #61896B

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

#739C7D
#8BAC93
#A0BBA6
#B7CCBD
#CCDBD0
#E4ECE6

Shades

#55775D
#48654F
#3B5441
#2F4233
#223025
#151E17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61896B.

How #61896B 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#61896B
Protanopia#83836B
Protanomaly#77866B
Deuteranopia#7E7E6C
Deuteranomaly#73826C
Tritanopia#668686
Tritanomaly#64877C
Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #61896B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61896b: #61896B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61896B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61896b': '#61896B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.537, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_61896b">#61896B</color>
SVG fillfill="#61896B"

More Green Colors

#61896B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61896B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61896B?

#61896B is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 137, 107) in RGB and hsl(135, 17%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #61896B?

#61896B is rgb(97, 137, 107) — red 97, green 137, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61896B?

#61896B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61896B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61896B scores 3.96:1 against white and 5.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61896B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61896B 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.88, which is visibly different.

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