What color is #61AF91?

#61AF91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61AF91?

The RGB value is 97, 175, 145: 97 red, 175 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61AF91?

The complementary color is #AF617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61AF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61AF91 color

#61AF91 rgb(97, 175, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #61AF91 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 68.6% green and 56.9% blue (97, 175, 145).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#61AF91 color codes

HEX	`#61AF91`
RGB	`rgb(97, 175, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 68.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -31.26, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 32.25, 165.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.368, 35.244, 32.249)`
Decimal	`6401937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61AF91, 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 #61AF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61AF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #61AF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61af91; }
.text { color: #61af91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61af91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 175 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61af91, #61a6af); }

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Questions

What color is #61AF91?: #61AF91 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61AF91?: The RGB value is 97, 175, 145: 97 red, 175 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61AF91?: The complementary color is #AF617F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61AF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.