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#61BD9A Color

#61BD9A is rgb(97, 189, 154) in RGB, hsl(157, 41%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BD9A
HEX#61BD9A
RGBrgb(97, 189, 154)
HSLhsl(157, 41%, 56%)
HSVhsv(157, 49%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.103 166.6)
LABlab(70.25% -35.09 8.90)
LCHlch(70.25% 36.20 165.77)

What #61BD9A 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 #61BD9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.03Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.22Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 10.58Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.98Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.26Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.53

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

#61BD9A Channel Values

How #61BD9A 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 189 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 41% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 49% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BD9A 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61BD9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61BD9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61BD9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61BD9A
Complementary
#BD6184
Analogous
#61BD6C
Analogous
#61B2BD
Triadic
#9A61BD
Triadic
#BD9A61
Split comp.
#BD61B2
Split comp.
#BD6C61

Tints & Shades of #61BD9A

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

#76C6A7
#8CCFB5
#A2D8C3
#B7E1D1
#CDEADF
#E2F3ED

Shades

#4AB089
#3E9373
#337A5F
#275D49
#1D4435
#11281F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61BD9A.

How #61BD9A 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#61BD9A
Protanopia#B2B29A
Protanomaly#98B69A
Deuteranopia#A6A69C
Deuteranomaly#8FB09B
Tritanopia#6AB9B9
Tritanomaly#66BBAD
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BD9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bd9a: #61BD9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BD9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bd9a': '#61BD9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.741, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_61bd9a">#61BD9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BD9A"

More Green Colors

#61BD9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61BD9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BD9A?

#61BD9A is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 189, 154) in RGB and hsl(157, 41%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #61BD9A?

#61BD9A is rgb(97, 189, 154) — red 97, green 189, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BD9A?

#61BD9A converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BD9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BD9A scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61BD9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61BD9A 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 6.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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