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#61BDBA Color

#61BDBA is rgb(97, 189, 186) in RGB, hsl(178, 41%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Verdigris (#43B3AE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BDBA
HEX#61BDBA
RGBrgb(97, 189, 186)
HSLhsl(178, 41%, 56%)
HSVhsv(178, 49%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.088 192.6)
LABlab(70.95% -29.21 -7.42)
LCHlch(70.95% 30.14 194.25)

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

Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 6.21Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.35Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.14Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 11.07Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.29Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.97

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

#61BDBA Channel Values

How #61BDBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 41% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 49% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BDBA 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #61BDBA

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

Base
#61BDBA
Complementary
#BD6164
Analogous
#61BD8C
Analogous
#6192BD
Triadic
#BA61BD
Triadic
#BDBA61
Split comp.
#BD6192
Split comp.
#BD8C61

Tints & Shades of #61BDBA

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

#76C6C3
#8CCFCD
#A2D8D6
#B7E1E0
#CDEAE9
#E2F3F2

Shades

#4AB0AD
#3E9391
#337A78
#275D5C
#1D4443
#112827

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

How #61BDBA 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#61BDBA
Protanopia#B2B2BA
Protanomaly#98B6BA
Deuteranopia#A6A6BC
Deuteranomaly#8FB0BB
Tritanopia#62BDBD
Tritanomaly#62BDBC
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BDBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bdba: #61BDBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BDBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bdba': '#61BDBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.741, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_61bdba">#61BDBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BDBA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61BDBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BDBA?

#61BDBA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(97, 189, 186) in RGB and hsl(178, 41%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #61BDBA?

#61BDBA is rgb(97, 189, 186) — red 97, green 189, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BDBA?

#61BDBA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BDBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BDBA scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61BDBA 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.07, which is visibly different.

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