What color is #61A195?

#61A195 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A195?

The RGB value is 97, 161, 149: 97 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A195?

The complementary color is #A1616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A195 color

#61A195 rgb(97, 161, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61A195 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 63.1% green and 58.4% blue (97, 161, 149).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#61A195 color codes

HEX	`#61A195`
RGB	`rgb(97, 161, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 63.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, -23.44, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 23.44, 180.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.097, 30.199, 33.04)`
Decimal	`6398357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A195, 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 #61A195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #61A195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a195; }
.text { color: #61a195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 161 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a195, #618da1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #61A195?: #61A195 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A195?: The RGB value is 97, 161, 149: 97 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A195?: The complementary color is #A1616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.