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#61E0AF Color

#61E0AF is rgb(97, 224, 175) in RGB, hsl(157, 67%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61E0AF
HEX#61E0AF
RGBrgb(97, 224, 175)
HSLhsl(157, 67%, 63%)
HSVhsv(157, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.134 165)
LABlab(81.12% -45.57 12.98)
LCHlch(81.12% 47.38 164.10)

What #61E0AF 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 #61E0AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.08Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 6.3Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.9Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.27Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 11.43Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.44

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

#61E0AF Channel Values

How #61E0AF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 67% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61E0AF 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61E0AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61E0AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61E0AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61E0AF
Complementary
#E06192
Analogous
#61E070
Analogous
#61D1E0
Triadic
#AF61E0
Triadic
#E0AF61
Split comp.
#E061D1
Split comp.
#E07061

Tints & Shades of #61E0AF

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

#77E4BA
#8CE8C5
#A1ECD0
#B7F1DA
#CCF5E5
#E1F9F0

Shades

#3FD99E
#27C488
#20A270
#187B56
#12593E
#0A3323

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61E0AF.

How #61E0AF 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#61E0AF
Protanopia#D1D1B0
Protanomaly#AFD7AF
Deuteranopia#C2C2B2
Deuteranomaly#A4CFB1
Tritanopia#6FDBDB
Tritanomaly#6ADDCB
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61E0AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61e0af: #61E0AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61E0AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61e0af': '#61E0AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.878, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_61e0af">#61E0AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61E0AF"

More Green Colors

#61E0AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#61E0AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61E0AF?

#61E0AF is a light green — rgb(97, 224, 175) in RGB and hsl(157, 67%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #61E0AF?

#61E0AF is rgb(97, 224, 175) — red 97, green 224, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61E0AF?

#61E0AF converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 22%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61E0AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61E0AF scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61E0AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61E0AF 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.9, which is visibly different.

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