What color is #61AA56?

#61AA56 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 #61AA56?

The RGB value is 97, 170, 86: 97 red, 170 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61AA56?

The complementary color is #9F56AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61AA56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61AA56 color

#61AA56 rgb(97, 170, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #61AA56 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 66.7% green and 33.7% blue (97, 170, 86).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#61AA56 color codes

HEX	`#61AA56`
RGB	`rgb(97, 170, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 66.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 49%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 49%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, -39.67, 36.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 53.65, 137.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.983, 31.961, 13.866)`
Decimal	`6400598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61AA56, 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 #61AA56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61AA56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #61AA56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61aa56; }
.text { color: #61aa56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61aa56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 170 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61aa56, #56aa75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61AA56?: #61AA56 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 #61AA56?: The RGB value is 97, 170, 86: 97 red, 170 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61AA56?: The complementary color is #9F56AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61AA56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.