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#61C290 Color

#61C290 is rgb(97, 194, 144) in RGB, hsl(149, 44%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 24%) 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 9.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61C290
HEX#61C290
RGBrgb(97, 194, 144)
HSLhsl(149, 44%, 57%)
HSVhsv(149, 50%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.118 159.1)
LABlab(71.57% -38.74 16.09)
LCHlch(71.57% 41.95 157.45)

What #61C290 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 #61C290, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.21Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.38Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.24Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.26Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.23Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.28

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

#61C290 Channel Values

How #61C290 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 194 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 44% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 50% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61C290 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61C290 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61C290

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61C290; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61C290
Complementary
#C26193
Analogous
#63C261
Analogous
#61C2C0
Triadic
#9061C2
Triadic
#C29061
Split comp.
#C061C2
Split comp.
#C26163

Tints & Shades of #61C290

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

#77CA9F
#8DD3AF
#A3DBBE
#B6E2CB
#CCEBDB
#E2F4EA

Shades

#46B47B
#3C9A6A
#317D55
#276344
#1B4630
#112C1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61C290.

How #61C290 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#61C290
Protanopia#B6B690
Protanomaly#9BBB90
Deuteranopia#AAAA93
Deuteranomaly#92B492
Tritanopia#6DBDBD
Tritanomaly#68BFAD
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61C290 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61c290: #61C290;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61C290;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61c290': '#61C290' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.761, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_61c290">#61C290</color>
SVG fillfill="#61C290"

More Green Colors

#61C290 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61C290 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61C290?

#61C290 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 194, 144) in RGB and hsl(149, 44%, 57%) 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 9.21.

What is the RGB value of #61C290?

#61C290 is rgb(97, 194, 144) — red 97, green 194, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61C290?

#61C290 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 26%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61C290 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61C290 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61C290 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61C290 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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