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#61B89C Color

#61B89C is rgb(97, 184, 156) in RGB, hsl(161, 38%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zomp (#39A78E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61B89C
HEX#61B89C
RGBrgb(97, 184, 156)
HSLhsl(161, 38%, 55%)
HSVhsv(161, 47%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.095 170.4)
LABlab(68.78% -32.64 5.74)
LCHlch(68.78% 33.14 170.02)

What #61B89C 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 #61B89C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.53Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.74Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.9Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.82Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.93Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.82

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

#61B89C Channel Values

How #61B89C 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 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 38% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 47% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61B89C 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61B89C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61B89C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61B89C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61B89C
Complementary
#B8617C
Analogous
#61B871
Analogous
#61A8B8
Triadic
#9C61B8
Triadic
#B89C61
Split comp.
#B861A8
Split comp.
#B87161

Tints & Shades of #61B89C

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

#76C1A9
#8BCBB7
#A0D4C4
#B9DFD3
#CEE9E0
#E3F2ED

Shades

#4CA98B
#3F8D74
#347460
#295B4C
#1E4337
#112720

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61B89C.

How #61B89C 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#61B89C
Protanopia#ADAD9C
Protanomaly#95B29C
Deuteranopia#A2A29E
Deuteranomaly#8CAB9D
Tritanopia#68B5B5
Tritanomaly#65B6AB
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61B89C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61b89c: #61B89C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61B89C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61b89c': '#61B89C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.722, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_61b89c">#61B89C</color>
SVG fillfill="#61B89C"

More Green Colors

#61B89C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61B89C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61B89C?

#61B89C is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 184, 156) in RGB and hsl(161, 38%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zomp (#39A78E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #61B89C?

#61B89C is rgb(97, 184, 156) — red 97, green 184, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61B89C?

#61B89C converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 15%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61B89C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61B89C scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61B89C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61B89C 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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