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#61B36E Color

#61B36E is rgb(97, 179, 110) in RGB, hsl(130, 35%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B36E
HEX#61B36E
RGBrgb(97, 179, 110)
HSLhsl(130, 35%, 54%)
HSVhsv(130, 46%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.129 147.6)
LABlab(66.46% -37.44 27.19)
LCHlch(66.46% 46.27 144.01)

What #61B36E 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 #61B36E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.3Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.28Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.71Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.2Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.78Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.19

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

#61B36E Channel Values

How #61B36E 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 179 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 35% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 46% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B36E 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B36E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B36E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B36E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B36E
Complementary
#B361A5
Analogous
#7CB361
Analogous
#61B397
Triadic
#6E61B3
Triadic
#B36E61
Split comp.
#9761B3
Split comp.
#B3617C

Tints & Shades of #61B36E

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

#75BD81
#8DC897
#A2D2AA
#B7DCBD
#CBE6D0
#E3F2E6

Shades

#4EA25C
#428A4E
#377241
#295631
#1E3E23
#122616

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B36E.

How #61B36E 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#61B36E
Protanopia#A9A96E
Protanomaly#91AD6E
Deuteranopia#9E9E71
Deuteranomaly#8AA770
Tritanopia#6EACAC
Tritanomaly#69AF97
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B36E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b36e: #61B36E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B36E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b36e': '#61B36E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.702, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_61b36e">#61B36E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B36E"

More Green Colors

#61B36E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61B36E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B36E?

#61B36E is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 179, 110) in RGB and hsl(130, 35%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.3.

What is the RGB value of #61B36E?

#61B36E is rgb(97, 179, 110) — red 97, green 179, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B36E?

#61B36E converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 39%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B36E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B36E scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B36E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B36E 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 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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