Skip to content

#61BD9E Color

#61BD9E is rgb(97, 189, 158) in RGB, hsl(160, 41%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 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 6.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BD9E
HEX#61BD9E
RGBrgb(97, 189, 158)
HSLhsl(160, 41%, 56%)
HSVhsv(160, 49%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.1 169.3)
LABlab(70.33% -34.41 6.85)
LCHlch(70.33% 35.09 168.74)

What #61BD9E 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 #61BD9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.28Zomp#39A78EΔE 9.51Keppel#3AB09EΔE 9.77Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.19Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.8Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.17

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

#61BD9E Channel Values

How #61BD9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 41% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 49% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BD9E 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61BD9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61BD9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61BD9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61BD9E
Complementary
#BD617F
Analogous
#61BD70
Analogous
#61ADBD
Triadic
#9E61BD
Triadic
#BD9E61
Split comp.
#BD61AD
Split comp.
#BD7061

Tints & Shades of #61BD9E

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

#76C6AB
#8CCFB9
#A2D8C6
#B7E1D3
#CDEAE0
#E2F3ED

Shades

#4AB08E
#3E9377
#337A63
#275D4B
#1D4437
#112820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61BD9E.

How #61BD9E 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#61BD9E
Protanopia#B2B29E
Protanomaly#98B69E
Deuteranopia#A6A6A0
Deuteranomaly#8FB09F
Tritanopia#69B9B9
Tritanomaly#66BBAF
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BD9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bd9e: #61BD9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BD9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bd9e': '#61BD9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.741, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_61bd9e">#61BD9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BD9E"

More Green Colors

#61BD9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61BD9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BD9E?

#61BD9E is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 189, 158) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #61BD9E?

#61BD9E is rgb(97, 189, 158) — red 97, green 189, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BD9E?

#61BD9E converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BD9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BD9E scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61BD9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61BD9E 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 6.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #61BD9E in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.