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#61FF79 Color

#61FF79 is rgb(97, 255, 121) in RGB, hsl(129, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61FF79
HEX#61FF79
RGBrgb(97, 255, 121)
HSLhsl(129, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(129, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 53%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.221 146.1)
LABlab(89.63% -63.32 50.48)
LCHlch(89.63% 80.98 141.44)

What #61FF79 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 #61FF79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 8.22Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 10.3Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.62Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 17.87SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 19.04Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 19.52

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

#61FF79 Channel Values

How #61FF79 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 255 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61FF79 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61FF79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61FF79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61FF79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61FF79
Complementary
#FF61E7
Analogous
#98FF61
Analogous
#61FFC8
Triadic
#7961FF
Triadic
#FF7961
Split comp.
#C861FF
Split comp.
#FF6198

Tints & Shades of #61FF79

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

#75FF8A
#8AFF9B
#9EFFAD
#B8FFC2
#CCFFD4
#E0FFE5

Shades

#33FF52
#00FF26
#00D11F
#00A318
#007512
#00420A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61FF79.

How #61FF79 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#61FF79
Protanopia#EDED7A
Protanomaly#C5F57A
Deuteranopia#DBDB80
Deuteranomaly#B7EA7D
Tritanopia#82F3F3
Tritanomaly#76F8CE
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61FF79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ff79: #61FF79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61FF79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ff79': '#61FF79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 1.000, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_61ff79">#61FF79</color>
SVG fillfill="#61FF79"

More Green Colors

#61FF79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61FF79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61FF79?

#61FF79 is a light green — rgb(97, 255, 121) in RGB and hsl(129, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #61FF79?

#61FF79 is rgb(97, 255, 121) — red 97, green 255, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61FF79?

#61FF79 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 53%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61FF79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61FF79 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61FF79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61FF79 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 10.3, which is visibly different.

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