What color is #61A43F?

#61A43F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A43F?

The RGB value is 97, 164, 63: 97 red, 164 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A43F?

The complementary color is #823FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A43F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A43F color

#61A43F rgb(97, 164, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #61A43F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 64.3% green and 24.7% blue (97, 164, 63).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#61A43F color codes

HEX	`#61A43F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 164, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 64.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 62%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 62%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -39.78, 44.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 59.87, 131.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.102, 29.45, 9.38)`
Decimal	`6399039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A43F, 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 #61A43F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#61A43F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #61A43F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a43f; }
.text { color: #61a43f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a43f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 164 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a43f, #3fa450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #61A43F?: #61A43F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A43F?: The RGB value is 97, 164, 63: 97 red, 164 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A43F?: The complementary color is #823FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A43F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.