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#61D1BE Color

#61D1BE is rgb(97, 209, 190) in RGB, hsl(170, 55%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 9%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61D1BE
HEX#61D1BE
RGBrgb(97, 209, 190)
HSLhsl(170, 55%, 60%)
HSVhsv(170, 54%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 9%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.107 180.7)
LABlab(76.97% -36.97 -0.80)
LCHlch(76.97% 36.98 181.25)

What #61D1BE 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 #61D1BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 8.4Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.79Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.33Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.88Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.23Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.91

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

#61D1BE Channel Values

How #61D1BE 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 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 55% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 54% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61D1BE 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61D1BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61D1BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61D1BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61D1BE
Complementary
#D16174
Analogous
#61D186
Analogous
#61ACD1
Triadic
#BE61D1
Triadic
#D1BE61
Split comp.
#D161AC
Split comp.
#D18661

Tints & Shades of #61D1BE

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

#75D7C6
#8CDED0
#A0E3D8
#B8EAE2
#CCF0EA
#E3F7F4

Shades

#41C8B1
#32AE99
#298E7D
#206F62
#174F46
#0E2F2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61D1BE.

How #61D1BE 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#61D1BE
Protanopia#C4C4BE
Protanomaly#A5C9BE
Deuteranopia#B6B6C0
Deuteranomaly#9BC1BF
Tritanopia#67CFCF
Tritanomaly#65D0C8
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61D1BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61d1be: #61D1BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61D1BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61d1be': '#61D1BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.820, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_61d1be">#61D1BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#61D1BE"

More Teal Colors

#61D1BE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61D1BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61D1BE?

#61D1BE is a light teal — rgb(97, 209, 190) in RGB and hsl(170, 55%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #61D1BE?

#61D1BE is rgb(97, 209, 190) — red 97, green 209, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61D1BE?

#61D1BE converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 9%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61D1BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61D1BE scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61D1BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61D1BE 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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