What color is #61AA9E?

#61AA9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61AA9E?

The RGB value is 97, 170, 158: 97 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61AA9E?

The complementary color is #AA616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61AA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61AA9E color

#61AA9E rgb(97, 170, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61AA9E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (97, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#61AA9E color codes

HEX	`#61AA9E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, -25.78, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 25.79, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.474, 33.758, 37.515)`
Decimal	`6400670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61AA9E, 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 #61AA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61AA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #61AA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61aa9e; }
.text { color: #61aa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61aa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61aa9e, #6191aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61AA9E?: #61AA9E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61AA9E?: The RGB value is 97, 170, 158: 97 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61AA9E?: The complementary color is #AA616D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61AA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.