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#61BC49 Color

#61BC49 is rgb(97, 188, 73) in RGB, hsl(107, 46%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 61%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BC49
HEX#61BC49
RGBrgb(97, 188, 73)
HSLhsl(107, 46%, 51%)
HSVhsv(107, 61%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 61%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.176 139.6)
LABlab(68.83% -44.59 47.93)
LCHlch(68.83% 65.47 132.93)

What #61BC49 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 #61BC49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 8.08Vine Green#38A32AΔE 10.57Mantis#74C365ΔE 11Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.85Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.55Slimy Green#299617ΔE 15.2

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

#61BC49 Channel Values

How #61BC49 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 188 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 46% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 61% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BC49 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61BC49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61BC49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61BC49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61BC49
Complementary
#A349BC
Analogous
#9BBC49
Analogous
#49BC69
Triadic
#4961BC
Triadic
#BC4961
Split comp.
#6949BC
Split comp.
#BC499B

Tints & Shades of #61BC49

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

#78C563
#8BCD79
#A2D793
#B8E1AD
#CFEAC7
#E2F3DD

Shades

#53A43D
#488D34
#3A732B
#2D5921
#203F17
#15290F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61BC49.

How #61BC49 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#61BC49
Protanopia#B1B14A
Protanomaly#97B54A
Deuteranopia#A5A54F
Deuteranomaly#8FAF4C
Tritanopia#74B2B2
Tritanomaly#6DB694
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BC49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bc49: #61BC49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BC49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bc49': '#61BC49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.737, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_61bc49">#61BC49</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BC49"

More Green Colors

#61BC49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61BC49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BC49?

#61BC49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 188, 73) in RGB and hsl(107, 46%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #61BC49?

#61BC49 is rgb(97, 188, 73) — red 97, green 188, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BC49?

#61BC49 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 61%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BC49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BC49 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61BC49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61BC49 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 18.64, which is visibly different.

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