What color is #61A597?

#61A597 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 #61A597?

The RGB value is 97, 165, 151: 97 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A597?

The complementary color is #A5616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A597 color

#61A597 rgb(97, 165, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61A597 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (97, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#61A597 color codes

HEX	`#61A597`
RGB	`rgb(97, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, -24.98, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 24.98, 178.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.969, 31.684, 34.125)`
Decimal	`6399383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A597, 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 #61A597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #61A597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a597; }
.text { color: #61a597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a597, #6191a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #61A597?: #61A597 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 #61A597?: The RGB value is 97, 165, 151: 97 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A597?: The complementary color is #A5616F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.