What color is #61A985?

#61A985 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 #61A985?

The RGB value is 97, 169, 133: 97 red, 169 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61A985?

The complementary color is #A96185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61A985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61A985 color

#61A985 rgb(97, 169, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #61A985 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 66.3% green and 52.2% blue (97, 169, 133).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#61A985 color codes

HEX	`#61A985`
RGB	`rgb(97, 169, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 66.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -31, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 33.11, 159.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.35, 32.609, 27.25)`
Decimal	`6400389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61A985, 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 #61A985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61A985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #61A985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61a985; }
.text { color: #61a985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61a985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 169 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61a985, #61a9a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61A985?: #61A985 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 #61A985?: The RGB value is 97, 169, 133: 97 red, 169 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61A985?: The complementary color is #A96185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61A985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.