What color is #61B6AD?

#61B6AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61B6AD?

The RGB value is 97, 182, 173: 97 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61B6AD?

The complementary color is #B6616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61B6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61B6AD color

#61B6AD rgb(97, 182, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61B6AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (97, 182, 173).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#61B6AD color codes

HEX	`#61B6AD`
RGB	`rgb(97, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.76, -27.98, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.76, 28.18, 186.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.197, 39.012, 45.519)`
Decimal	`6403757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61B6AD, 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 #61B6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61B6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #61B6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61b6ad; }
.text { color: #61b6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61b6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61b6ad, #6195b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #61B6AD?: #61B6AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61B6AD?: The RGB value is 97, 182, 173: 97 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61B6AD?: The complementary color is #B6616A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61B6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.