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#61B86E Color

#61B86E is rgb(97, 184, 110) in RGB, hsl(129, 38%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 28%) 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 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B86E
HEX#61B86E
RGBrgb(97, 184, 110)
HSLhsl(129, 38%, 55%)
HSVhsv(129, 47%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.136 147.3)
LABlab(68.00% -39.43 29.17)
LCHlch(68.00% 49.05 143.51)

What #61B86E 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 #61B86E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.96Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.07Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.66Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 10.79GO Green#00AB66ΔE 14.09Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.78

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

#61B86E Channel Values

How #61B86E 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 184 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 38% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 47% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B86E 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B86E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B86E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B86E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B86E
Complementary
#B861AB
Analogous
#7FB861
Analogous
#61B899
Triadic
#6E61B8
Triadic
#B86E61
Split comp.
#9961B8
Split comp.
#B8617F

Tints & Shades of #61B86E

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

#76C181
#8BCB94
#A0D4A8
#B9DFBE
#CEE9D2
#E3F2E5

Shades

#4CA95A
#3F8D4B
#34743E
#295B31
#1E4324
#112715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B86E.

How #61B86E 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#61B86E
Protanopia#ADAD6F
Protanomaly#95B26E
Deuteranopia#A2A271
Deuteranomaly#8CAB70
Tritanopia#70B1B1
Tritanomaly#6AB49B
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B86E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b86e: #61B86E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B86E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b86e': '#61B86E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.722, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_61b86e">#61B86E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B86E"

More Green Colors

#61B86E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61B86E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B86E?

#61B86E is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 184, 110) in RGB and hsl(129, 38%, 55%) 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 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #61B86E?

#61B86E is rgb(97, 184, 110) — red 97, green 184, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B86E?

#61B86E converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 40%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B86E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B86E scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B86E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B86E 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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