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#61CC61 Color

#61CC61 is rgb(97, 204, 97) in RGB, hsl(120, 51%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61CC61
HEX#61CC61
RGBrgb(97, 204, 97)
HSLhsl(120, 51%, 59%)
HSVhsv(120, 52%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.177 143.6)
LABlab(73.98% -48.37 42.95)
LCHlch(73.98% 64.68 138.40)

What #61CC61 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 #61CC61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.06Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.29Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.55Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.41Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.31Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.19

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

#61CC61 Channel Values

How #61CC61 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 204 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 51% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 52% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61CC61 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61CC61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61CC61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61CC61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61CC61
Complementary
#CC61CC
Analogous
#96CC61
Analogous
#61CC96
Triadic
#6161CC
Triadic
#CC6161
Split comp.
#9661CC
Split comp.
#CC6196

Tints & Shades of #61CC61

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

#78D378
#8BDA8B
#A3E1A3
#B6E7B6
#CDEFCD
#E0F5E0

Shades

#42C242
#36A636
#2C872C
#236C23
#194D19
#0F2E0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61CC61.

How #61CC61 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#61CC61
Protanopia#BFBF62
Protanomaly#A2C462
Deuteranopia#B2B266
Deuteranomaly#98BD64
Tritanopia#76C3C3
Tritanomaly#6EC6A4
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61CC61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61cc61: #61CC61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61CC61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61cc61': '#61CC61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.800, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_61cc61">#61CC61</color>
SVG fillfill="#61CC61"

More Green Colors

#61CC61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61CC61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61CC61?

#61CC61 is a mid-tone green — rgb(97, 204, 97) in RGB and hsl(120, 51%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #61CC61?

#61CC61 is rgb(97, 204, 97) — red 97, green 204, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61CC61?

#61CC61 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61CC61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61CC61 scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61CC61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61CC61 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 15.19, which is visibly different.

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