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#61DB9A Color

#61DB9A is rgb(97, 219, 154) in RGB, hsl(148, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61DB9A
HEX#61DB9A
RGBrgb(97, 219, 154)
HSLhsl(148, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(148, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.145 157.4)
LABlab(79.27% -46.93 21.33)
LCHlch(79.27% 51.55 155.56)

What #61DB9A 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 #61DB9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 8.8Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.19Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.85Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.25Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 14.12Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 14.29

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

#61DB9A Channel Values

How #61DB9A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61DB9A 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61DB9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61DB9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61DB9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61DB9A
Complementary
#DB61A2
Analogous
#65DB61
Analogous
#61DBD7
Triadic
#9A61DB
Triadic
#DB9A61
Split comp.
#D761DB
Split comp.
#DB6165

Tints & Shades of #61DB9A

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

#76E0A7
#8BE5B5
#9FE9C2
#B8EFD2
#CDF4DF
#E2F8EC

Shades

#40D485
#2ABB6E
#239A5A
#1B7947
#145733
#0B321D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61DB9A.

How #61DB9A 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#61DB9A
Protanopia#CDCD9B
Protanomaly#ACD39A
Deuteranopia#BEBE9E
Deuteranomaly#A1CA9C
Tritanopia#72D4D4
Tritanomaly#6CD7C0
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61DB9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61db9a: #61DB9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61DB9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61db9a': '#61DB9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.859, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_61db9a">#61DB9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61DB9A"

More Green Colors

#61DB9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61DB9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61DB9A?

#61DB9A is a light green — rgb(97, 219, 154) in RGB and hsl(148, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #61DB9A?

#61DB9A is rgb(97, 219, 154) — red 97, green 219, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61DB9A?

#61DB9A converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61DB9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61DB9A scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61DB9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61DB9A 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 14.29, which is visibly different.

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