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#61D172 Color

#61D172 is rgb(97, 209, 114) in RGB, hsl(129, 55%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 45%, 18%) 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61D172
HEX#61D172
RGBrgb(97, 209, 114)
HSLhsl(129, 55%, 60%)
HSVhsv(129, 54%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 45%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.168 146.8)
LABlab(75.69% -48.42 36.87)
LCHlch(75.69% 60.86 142.71)

What #61D172 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 #61D172, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.99Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.93Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.4Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.26Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.81Light Green#90EE90ΔE 12.18

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

#61D172 Channel Values

How #61D172 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 209 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 55% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 54% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61D172 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61D172 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61D172

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61D172; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61D172
Complementary
#D161C0
Analogous
#88D161
Analogous
#61D1AA
Triadic
#7261D1
Triadic
#D17261
Split comp.
#AA61D1
Split comp.
#D16188

Tints & Shades of #61D172

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

#75D783
#8CDE99
#A0E3AA
#B8EABF
#CCF0D1
#E3F7E6

Shades

#41C855
#32AE45
#298E38
#206F2C
#174F1F
#0E2F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61D172.

How #61D172 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#61D172
Protanopia#C4C473
Protanomaly#A5C972
Deuteranopia#B6B676
Deuteranomaly#9BC175
Tritanopia#75C8C8
Tritanomaly#6ECCAC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61D172 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61d172: #61D172;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61D172;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61d172': '#61D172' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.820, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_61d172">#61D172</color>
SVG fillfill="#61D172"

More Green Colors

#61D172 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61D172 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61D172?

#61D172 is a light green — rgb(97, 209, 114) in RGB and hsl(129, 55%, 60%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #61D172?

#61D172 is rgb(97, 209, 114) — red 97, green 209, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61D172?

#61D172 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 45%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61D172 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61D172 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61D172 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61D172 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 12.18, 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.