What color is #61B0B8?

#61B0B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61B0B8?

The RGB value is 97, 176, 184: 97 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61B0B8?

The complementary color is #B86961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61B0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61B0B8 color

#61B0B8 rgb(97, 176, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61B0B8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 69% green and 72.2% blue (97, 176, 184).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#61B0B8 color codes

HEX	`#61B0B8`
RGB	`rgb(97, 176, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 69%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 47%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, -22.11, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 24.98, 207.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.103, 37.05, 50.956)`
Decimal	`6402232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61B0B8, 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 #61B0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61B0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #61B0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61b0b8; }
.text { color: #61b0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61b0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 176 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61b0b8, #6185b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #61B0B8?: #61B0B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61B0B8?: The RGB value is 97, 176, 184: 97 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61B0B8?: The complementary color is #B86961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61B0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.