What color is #61A1B5?

#61A1B5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A1B5?

The RGB value is 97, 161, 181: 97 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A1B5?

The complementary color is #B57561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A1B5 color

#61A1B5 rgb(97, 161, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61A1B5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (97, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 36% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Surgical (#59A4C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#61A1B5 color codes

HEX	`#61A1B5`
RGB	`rgb(97, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 36%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 11%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -15.09, -16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 22.54, 227.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.012, 31.365, 48.39)`
Decimal	`6398389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A1B5, 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 #61A1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #61A1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a1b5; }
.text { color: #61a1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a1b5, #6177b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #61A1B5?: #61A1B5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Surgical. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A1B5?: The RGB value is 97, 161, 181: 97 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A1B5?: The complementary color is #B57561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.