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#61B375 Color

#61B375 is rgb(97, 179, 117) in RGB, hsl(135, 35%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 30%) 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 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B375
HEX#61B375
RGBrgb(97, 179, 117)
HSLhsl(135, 35%, 54%)
HSVhsv(135, 46%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.122 150.2)
LABlab(66.56% -36.54 23.66)
LCHlch(66.56% 43.53 147.08)

What #61B375 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 #61B375, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.55Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.99Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.53Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.42Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 14.05Green Frog#00A86BΔE 14.43

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

#61B375 Channel Values

How #61B375 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 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 35% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 46% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B375 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B375 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B375

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B375; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B375
Complementary
#B3619E
Analogous
#75B361
Analogous
#61B39E
Triadic
#7561B3
Triadic
#B37561
Split comp.
#9E61B3
Split comp.
#B36175

Tints & Shades of #61B375

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

#75BD87
#8DC89C
#A2D2AE
#B7DCC0
#CBE6D2
#E3F2E7

Shades

#4EA263
#428A54
#377245
#295635
#1E3E26
#122617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B375.

How #61B375 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#61B375
Protanopia#A9A975
Protanomaly#91AD75
Deuteranopia#9E9E78
Deuteranomaly#8AA777
Tritanopia#6DADAD
Tritanomaly#69AF9A
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B375 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b375: #61B375;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B375;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b375': '#61B375' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.702, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_61b375">#61B375</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B375"

More Green Colors

#61B375 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61B375 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B375?

#61B375 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 179, 117) in RGB and hsl(135, 35%, 54%) 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 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #61B375?

#61B375 is rgb(97, 179, 117) — red 97, green 179, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B375?

#61B375 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B375 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B375 scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B375 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B375 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 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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