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#61E09C Color

#61E09C is rgb(97, 224, 156) in RGB, hsl(148, 67%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 30%, 12%) 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 8.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61E09C
HEX#61E09C
RGBrgb(97, 224, 156)
HSLhsl(148, 67%, 63%)
HSVhsv(148, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 30%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.15 157.2)
LABlab(80.80% -48.50 22.36)
LCHlch(80.80% 53.41 155.25)

What #61E09C 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 #61E09C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 8.51Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.07Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.39Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.49Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.11Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.49

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

#61E09C Channel Values

How #61E09C 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 224 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 67% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61E09C 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61E09C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61E09C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61E09C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61E09C
Complementary
#E061A5
Analogous
#66E061
Analogous
#61E0DC
Triadic
#9C61E0
Triadic
#E09C61
Split comp.
#DC61E0
Split comp.
#E06166

Tints & Shades of #61E09C

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

#77E4AA
#8CE8B7
#A1ECC4
#B7F1D2
#CCF5DF
#E1F9EC

Shades

#3FD987
#27C470
#20A25D
#187B47
#125933
#0A331D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61E09C.

How #61E09C 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#61E09C
Protanopia#D1D19D
Protanomaly#AFD79C
Deuteranopia#C2C2A0
Deuteranomaly#A4CF9E
Tritanopia#73D9D9
Tritanomaly#6CDCC4
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61E09C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61e09c: #61E09C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61E09C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61e09c': '#61E09C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.878, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_61e09c">#61E09C</color>
SVG fillfill="#61E09C"

More Green Colors

#61E09C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61E09C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61E09C?

#61E09C is a light green — rgb(97, 224, 156) in RGB and hsl(148, 67%, 63%) 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 8.51.

What is the RGB value of #61E09C?

#61E09C is rgb(97, 224, 156) — red 97, green 224, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61E09C?

#61E09C converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 30%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61E09C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61E09C scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61E09C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61E09C 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 15.84, 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.