What color is #61A4A0?

#61A4A0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A4A0?

The RGB value is 97, 164, 160: 97 red, 164 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A4A0?

The complementary color is #A46165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A4A0 color

#61A4A0 rgb(97, 164, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61A4A0 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 64.3% green and 62.7% blue (97, 164, 160).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#61A4A0 color codes

HEX	`#61A4A0`
RGB	`rgb(97, 164, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 64.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -22.25, -4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 22.73, 191.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.548, 31.629, 38.062)`
Decimal	`6399136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A4A0, 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 #61A4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #61A4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a4a0; }
.text { color: #61a4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 164 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a4a0, #6187a4); }

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Questions

What color is #61A4A0?: #61A4A0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A4A0?: The RGB value is 97, 164, 160: 97 red, 164 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A4A0?: The complementary color is #A46165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.