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#61DB88 Color

#61DB88 is rgb(97, 219, 136) in RGB, hsl(139, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 38%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61DB88
HEX#61DB88
RGBrgb(97, 219, 136)
HSLhsl(139, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(139, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 38%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.161 151.5)
LABlab(79.00% -49.41 30.14)
LCHlch(79.00% 57.88 148.61)

What #61DB88 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 #61DB88, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.64Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.8Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.01Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.61Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.73Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.86

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

#61DB88 Channel Values

How #61DB88 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 219 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61DB88 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61DB88 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61DB88

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61DB88; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61DB88
Complementary
#DB61B4
Analogous
#77DB61
Analogous
#61DBC5
Triadic
#8861DB
Triadic
#DB8861
Split comp.
#C561DB
Split comp.
#DB6177

Tints & Shades of #61DB88

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

#76E097
#8BE5A7
#9FE9B7
#B8EFCA
#CDF4D9
#E2F8E9

Shades

#40D46F
#2ABB58
#239A49
#1B7939
#145729
#0B3218

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61DB88.

How #61DB88 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#61DB88
Protanopia#CDCD89
Protanomaly#ACD388
Deuteranopia#BEBE8C
Deuteranomaly#A1CA8A
Tritanopia#75D3D3
Tritanomaly#6ED6BA
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61DB88 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61db88: #61DB88;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61DB88;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61db88': '#61DB88' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.859, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_61db88">#61DB88</color>
SVG fillfill="#61DB88"

More Green Colors

#61DB88 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61DB88 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61DB88?

#61DB88 is a light green — rgb(97, 219, 136) in RGB and hsl(139, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #61DB88?

#61DB88 is rgb(97, 219, 136) — red 97, green 219, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61DB88?

#61DB88 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 38%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61DB88 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61DB88 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61DB88 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61DB88 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 11.73, 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.