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#61EF79 Color

#61EF79 is rgb(97, 239, 121) in RGB, hsl(130, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 49%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61EF79
HEX#61EF79
RGBrgb(97, 239, 121)
HSLhsl(130, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(130, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 49%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.201 146.7)
LABlab(84.84% -58.10 44.75)
LCHlch(84.84% 73.33 142.39)

What #61EF79 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 #61EF79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.23Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.33Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.19Mint#98FF98ΔE 14.7Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.89Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.22

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

#61EF79 Channel Values

How #61EF79 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 239 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61EF79 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61EF79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61EF79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61EF79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61EF79
Complementary
#EF61D8
Analogous
#91EF61
Analogous
#61EFC0
Triadic
#7961EF
Triadic
#EF7961
Split comp.
#C061EF
Split comp.
#EF6191

Tints & Shades of #61EF79

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

#78F28D
#8BF49C
#A2F6B0
#B5F8C0
#CCFAD4
#DFFCE3

Shades

#37EB55
#16DF37
#12B52D
#0E9024
#0A6619
#063C0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61EF79.

How #61EF79 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#61EF79
Protanopia#DFDF7A
Protanomaly#BAE57A
Deuteranopia#CECE7F
Deuteranomaly#ADDC7D
Tritanopia#7DE4E4
Tritanomaly#73E9C3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61EF79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ef79: #61EF79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61EF79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ef79': '#61EF79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.937, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_61ef79">#61EF79</color>
SVG fillfill="#61EF79"

More Green Colors

#61EF79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61EF79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61EF79?

#61EF79 is a light green — rgb(97, 239, 121) in RGB and hsl(130, 82%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #61EF79?

#61EF79 is rgb(97, 239, 121) — red 97, green 239, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61EF79?

#61EF79 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 49%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61EF79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61EF79 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61EF79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61EF79 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.89, which is visibly different.

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