What color is #61998D?

#61998D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61998D?

The RGB value is 97, 153, 141: 97 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61998D?

The complementary color is #99616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61998D color

#61998D rgb(97, 153, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61998D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (97, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#61998D color codes

HEX	`#61998D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -21.26, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 21.27, 178.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.127, 27.246, 29.34)`
Decimal	`6396301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61998D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #61998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #61998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61998d; }
.text { color: #61998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61998d, #618999); }

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Questions

What color is #61998D?: #61998D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61998D?: The RGB value is 97, 153, 141: 97 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61998D?: The complementary color is #99616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.