What color is #61AE57?

#61AE57 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 #61AE57?

The RGB value is 97, 174, 87: 97 red, 174 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61AE57?

The complementary color is #A457AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61AE57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61AE57 color

#61AE57 rgb(97, 174, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #61AE57 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 68.2% green and 34.1% blue (97, 174, 87).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#61AE57 color codes

HEX	`#61AE57`
RGB	`rgb(97, 174, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 68.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 35%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 50%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 50%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, -41.27, 37.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 55.53, 137.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.785, 33.5, 14.333)`
Decimal	`6401623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61AE57, 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 #61AE57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61AE57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #61AE57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61ae57; }
.text { color: #61ae57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61ae57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 174 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61ae57, #57ae79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61AE57?: #61AE57 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 #61AE57?: The RGB value is 97, 174, 87: 97 red, 174 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61AE57?: The complementary color is #A457AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61AE57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.