What color is #61A66F?

#61A66F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61A66F?

The RGB value is 97, 166, 111: 97 red, 166 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A66F?

The complementary color is #A66198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A66F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A66F color

#61A66F rgb(97, 166, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #61A66F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 65.1% green and 43.5% blue (97, 166, 111).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#61A66F color codes

HEX	`#61A66F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 166, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 65.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 42%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -33.91, 21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 40.33, 147.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 30.96, 19.882)`
Decimal	`6399599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A66F, 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 #61A66F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A66F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #61A66F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a66f; }
.text { color: #61a66f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a66f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 166 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a66f, #61a692); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61A66F?: #61A66F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61A66F?: The RGB value is 97, 166, 111: 97 red, 166 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A66F?: The complementary color is #A66198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A66F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.