What color is #61A16B?

#61A16B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A16B?

The RGB value is 97, 161, 107: 97 red, 161 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A16B?

The complementary color is #A16197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A16B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A16B color

#61A16B rgb(97, 161, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #61A16B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 63.1% green and 42% blue (97, 161, 107).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#61A16B color codes

HEX	`#61A16B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 161, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 63.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -32.29, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 38.99, 145.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.327, 29.091, 18.451)`
Decimal	`6398315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A16B, 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 #61A16B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61A16B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #61A16B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a16b; }
.text { color: #61a16b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a16b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 161 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a16b, #61a18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61A16B?: #61A16B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A16B?: The RGB value is 97, 161, 107: 97 red, 161 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A16B?: The complementary color is #A16197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A16B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.