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#61AE73 Color

#61AE73 is rgb(97, 174, 115) in RGB, hsl(134, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61AE73
HEX#61AE73
RGBrgb(97, 174, 115)
HSLhsl(134, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(134, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.116 150)
LABlab(65.00% -34.75 22.65)
LCHlch(65.00% 41.48 146.90)

What #61AE73 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 #61AE73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 6.24Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 6.73Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.28Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 12.86Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 14Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 14.2

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

#61AE73 Channel Values

How #61AE73 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 174 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61AE73 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61AE73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61AE73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61AE73
Complementary
#AE619C
Analogous
#75AE61
Analogous
#61AE99
Triadic
#7361AE
Triadic
#AE7361
Split comp.
#9961AE
Split comp.
#AE6175

Tints & Shades of #61AE73

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

#75B885
#8DC49A
#A1CEAB
#B8DBC0
#CDE5D2
#E4F1E7

Shades

#509B61
#448352
#376C44
#2B5435
#1F3D26
#132517

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61AE73.

How #61AE73 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#61AE73
Protanopia#A4A473
Protanomaly#8EA873
Deuteranopia#9A9A76
Deuteranomaly#87A275
Tritanopia#6DA8A8
Tritanomaly#68AA96
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #61AE73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ae73: #61AE73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61AE73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ae73': '#61AE73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.682, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_61ae73">#61AE73</color>
SVG fillfill="#61AE73"

More Green Colors

#61AE73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61AE73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61AE73?

#61AE73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 174, 115) in RGB and hsl(134, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #61AE73?

#61AE73 is rgb(97, 174, 115) — red 97, green 174, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61AE73?

#61AE73 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61AE73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61AE73 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61AE73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61AE73 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 11.28, which is visibly different.

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