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#61AD1A Color

#61AD1A is rgb(97, 173, 26) in RGB, hsl(91, 74%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61AD1A
HEX#61AD1A
RGBrgb(97, 173, 26)
HSLhsl(91, 74%, 39%)
HSVhsv(91, 85%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.185 134.4)
LABlab(63.90% -41.42 59.41)
LCHlch(63.90% 72.42 124.89)

What #61AD1A 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 #61AD1A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 6.26Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 10.81Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.05Vine Green#38A32AΔE 12.87Slimy Green#299617ΔE 14.42Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.54

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

#61AD1A Channel Values

How #61AD1A 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 173 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 74% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 85% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61AD1A 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61AD1A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61AD1A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61AD1A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61AD1A
Complementary
#661AAD
Analogous
#ABAD1A
Analogous
#1AAD1C
Triadic
#1A61AD
Triadic
#AD1A61
Split comp.
#1C1AAD
Split comp.
#AD1AAB

Tints & Shades of #61AD1A

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

#75D11F
#8CE23C
#A1E75F
#B8ED87
#CDF2AB
#E5F8D3

Shades

#559717
#488113
#3C6A10
#2F540D
#233E09
#162806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61AD1A.

How #61AD1A 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#61AD1A
Protanopia#A3A31C
Protanomaly#8DA71B
Deuteranopia#999925
Deuteranomaly#86A121
Tritanopia#73A3A3
Tritanomaly#6CA782
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61AD1A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ad1a: #61AD1A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61AD1A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ad1a': '#61AD1A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.678, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_61ad1a">#61AD1A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61AD1A"

More Green Colors

#61AD1A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61AD1A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61AD1A?

#61AD1A is a dark green — rgb(97, 173, 26) in RGB and hsl(91, 74%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #61AD1A?

#61AD1A is rgb(97, 173, 26) — red 97, green 173, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61AD1A?

#61AD1A converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61AD1A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61AD1A scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61AD1A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61AD1A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.54, which is visibly different.

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