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#61A861 Color

#61A861 is rgb(97, 168, 97) in RGB, hsl(120, 29%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61A861
HEX#61A861
RGBrgb(97, 168, 97)
HSLhsl(120, 29%, 52%)
HSVhsv(120, 42%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.125 144)
LABlab(62.89% -34.50 29.39)
LCHlch(62.89% 45.32 139.58)

What #61A861 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 #61A861, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.64May Green#4C9141ΔE 10.24Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.11Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.21Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.65Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.01

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

#61A861 Channel Values

How #61A861 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 168 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 29% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 42% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61A861 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61A861 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61A861

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61A861; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61A861
Complementary
#A861A8
Analogous
#85A861
Analogous
#61A885
Triadic
#6161A8
Triadic
#A86161
Split comp.
#8561A8
Split comp.
#A86185

Tints & Shades of #61A861

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

#78B578
#8CC08C
#A3CCA3
#B7D7B7
#CEE4CE
#E1EFE1

Shades

#519451
#457D45
#386638
#2D522D
#213B21
#142414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61A861.

How #61A861 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#61A861
Protanopia#9F9F61
Protanomaly#8AA261
Deuteranopia#959564
Deuteranomaly#839D63
Tritanopia#6DA1A1
Tritanomaly#69A48C
Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #61A861 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61a861: #61A861;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61A861;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61a861': '#61A861' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.659, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_61a861">#61A861</color>
SVG fillfill="#61A861"

More Green Colors

#61A861 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61A861 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61A861?

#61A861 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 168, 97) in RGB and hsl(120, 29%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #61A861?

#61A861 is rgb(97, 168, 97) — red 97, green 168, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61A861?

#61A861 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61A861 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61A861 scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61A861 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61A861 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.01, which is visibly different.

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