What color is #61B349?

#61B349 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61B349?

The RGB value is 97, 179, 73: 97 red, 179 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61B349?

The complementary color is #9B49B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61B349?

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.

#61B349 color

#61B349 rgb(97, 179, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #61B349 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 70.2% green and 28.6% blue (97, 179, 73).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 42% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#61B349 color codes

HEX	`#61B349`
RGB	`rgb(97, 179, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 70.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 42%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 59%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 59%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -45.08, 45.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 64.1, 134.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.252, 35.261, 11.936)`
Decimal	`6402889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61B349, 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 #61B349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61B349 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 #61B349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61b349; }
.text { color: #61b349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61b349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 179 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61b349, #49b366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #61B349?: #61B349 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61B349?: The RGB value is 97, 179, 73: 97 red, 179 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61B349?: The complementary color is #9B49B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61B349?: 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.