What color is #61A287?

#61A287 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A287?

The RGB value is 97, 162, 135: 97 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A287?

The complementary color is #A2617C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A287 color

#61A287 rgb(97, 162, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #61A287 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 63.5% green and 52.9% blue (97, 162, 135).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#61A287 color codes

HEX	`#61A287`
RGB	`rgb(97, 162, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 63.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 40%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -27.18, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 28.21, 164.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.222, 30.13, 27.562)`
Decimal	`6398599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A287, 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 #61A287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #61A287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a287; }
.text { color: #61a287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 162 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a287, #619ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #61A287?: #61A287 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A287?: The RGB value is 97, 162, 135: 97 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A287?: The complementary color is #A2617C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.