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#61988A Color

#61988A is rgb(97, 152, 138) in RGB, hsl(165, 22%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61988A
HEX#61988A
RGBrgb(97, 152, 138)
HSLhsl(165, 22%, 49%)
HSVhsv(165, 36%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.062 176.3)
LABlab(58.70% -21.46 1.33)
LCHlch(58.70% 21.50 176.46)

What #61988A 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 #61988A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 6.18Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 6.26Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.25Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.42Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 10.15Viridian#40826DΔE 10.78

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

#61988A Channel Values

How #61988A 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 152 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 22% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 36% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61988A 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61988A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61988A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61988A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61988A
Complementary
#98616F
Analogous
#61986F
Analogous
#618B98
Triadic
#8B6198
Triadic
#988B61
Split comp.
#98618B
Split comp.
#986F61

Tints & Shades of #61988A

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

#76A79B
#8CB5AB
#A2C3BB
#B7D1CB
#CDDFDB
#E3EDEB

Shades

#56867A
#487066
#3C5D55
#2E4841
#223530
#141F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61988A.

How #61988A 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#61988A
Protanopia#90908A
Protanomaly#80948A
Deuteranopia#89898B
Deuteranomaly#7B8F8B
Tritanopia#649696
Tritanomaly#639792
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #61988A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61988a: #61988A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61988A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61988a': '#61988A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.596, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_61988a">#61988A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61988A"

More Green Colors

#61988A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61988A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61988A?

#61988A is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 152, 138) in RGB and hsl(165, 22%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #61988A?

#61988A is rgb(97, 152, 138) — red 97, green 152, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61988A?

#61988A converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 9%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61988A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61988A scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61988A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61988A 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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