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#61AEAA Color

#61AEAA is rgb(97, 174, 170) in RGB, hsl(177, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61AEAA
HEX#61AEAA
RGBrgb(97, 174, 170)
HSLhsl(177, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(177, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.077 191.2)
LABlab(66.09% -25.66 -5.79)
LCHlch(66.09% 26.30 192.72)

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

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.98Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 7.03Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 7.39Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 8.17Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.24Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.7

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

#61AEAA Channel Values

How #61AEAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61AEAA 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #61AEAA

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

Base
#61AEAA
Complementary
#AE6165
Analogous
#61AE83
Analogous
#618BAE
Triadic
#AA61AE
Triadic
#AEAA61
Split comp.
#AE618B
Split comp.
#AE8361

Tints & Shades of #61AEAA

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

#75B8B5
#8DC4C1
#A1CECC
#B8DBD9
#CDE5E4
#E4F1F0

Shades

#509B97
#448380
#376C69
#2B5452
#1F3D3B
#132524

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

How #61AEAA 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#61AEAA
Protanopia#A4A4AA
Protanomaly#8EA8AA
Deuteranopia#9A9AAC
Deuteranomaly#87A2AB
Tritanopia#62AEAE
Tritanomaly#62AEAC
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #61AEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61aeaa: #61AEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61AEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61aeaa': '#61AEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.682, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_61aeaa">#61AEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#61AEAA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61AEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61AEAA?

#61AEAA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(97, 174, 170) in RGB and hsl(177, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #61AEAA?

#61AEAA is rgb(97, 174, 170) — red 97, green 174, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61AEAA?

#61AEAA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61AEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61AEAA scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61AEAA 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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