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#61A960 Color

#61A960 is rgb(97, 169, 96) in RGB, hsl(119, 30%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 43%, 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 8.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61A960
HEX#61A960
RGBrgb(97, 169, 96)
HSLhsl(119, 30%, 52%)
HSVhsv(119, 43%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 43%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.128 143.7)
LABlab(63.19% -35.03 30.28)
LCHlch(63.19% 46.30 139.16)

What #61A960 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 #61A960, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 8.98May Green#4C9141ΔE 10.03Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.63Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.92Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.1Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.11

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

#61A960 Channel Values

How #61A960 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 169 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 30% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 43% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61A960 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 text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61A960 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61A960

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61A960; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61A960
Complementary
#A860A9
Analogous
#86A960
Analogous
#60A983
Triadic
#6061A9
Triadic
#A96061
Split comp.
#8360A9
Split comp.
#A96086

Tints & Shades of #61A960

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

#78B677
#8CC18B
#A3CDA2
#B7D8B6
#CEE4CD
#E1EFE1

Shades

#519550
#457E44
#386737
#2D532D
#213C20
#142414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61A960.

How #61A960 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#61A960
Protanopia#A0A060
Protanomaly#8BA360
Deuteranopia#969663
Deuteranomaly#849E62
Tritanopia#6EA2A2
Tritanomaly#69A58C
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61A960 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61a960: #61A960;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61A960;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61a960': '#61A960' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.663, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_61a960">#61A960</color>
SVG fillfill="#61A960"

More Green Colors

#61A960 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61A960 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61A960?

#61A960 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 169, 96) in RGB and hsl(119, 30%, 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 8.98.

What is the RGB value of #61A960?

#61A960 is rgb(97, 169, 96) — red 97, green 169, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61A960?

#61A960 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 43%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61A960 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61A960 scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61A960 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61A960 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 12.92, which is visibly different.

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