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#61AE87 Color

#61AE87 is rgb(97, 174, 135) in RGB, hsl(150, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61AE87
HEX#61AE87
RGBrgb(97, 174, 135)
HSLhsl(150, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(150, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69% 0.097 160.3)
LABlab(65.34% -31.84 12.34)
LCHlch(65.34% 34.15 158.82)

What #61AE87 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 #61AE87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 5.34Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 5.81Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.93Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.64Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.06Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.43

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

#61AE87 Channel Values

How #61AE87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61AE87 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61AE87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61AE87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61AE87
Complementary
#AE6187
Analogous
#61AE61
Analogous
#61AEAE
Triadic
#8761AE
Triadic
#AE8761
Split comp.
#AE61AE
Split comp.
#AE6161

Tints & Shades of #61AE87

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

#75B896
#8DC4A8
#A1CEB8
#B8DBC9
#CDE5D9
#E4F1EB

Shades

#509B75
#448363
#376C52
#2B5440
#1F3D2E
#13251C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61AE87.

How #61AE87 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#61AE87
Protanopia#A4A487
Protanomaly#8EA887
Deuteranopia#9A9A89
Deuteranomaly#87A288
Tritanopia#69AAAA
Tritanomaly#66AB9D
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61AE87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ae87: #61AE87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61AE87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ae87': '#61AE87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.682, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_61ae87">#61AE87</color>
SVG fillfill="#61AE87"

More Green Colors

#61AE87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61AE87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61AE87?

#61AE87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 174, 135) in RGB and hsl(150, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shiny Shamrock (#5FA778), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #61AE87?

#61AE87 is rgb(97, 174, 135) — red 97, green 174, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61AE87?

#61AE87 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61AE87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61AE87 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61AE87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61AE87 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.63, which is visibly different.

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