What color is #61B984?

#61B984 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61B984?

The RGB value is 97, 185, 132: 97 red, 185 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61B984?

The complementary color is #B96196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61B984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61B984 color

#61B984 rgb(97, 185, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #61B984 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 72.5% green and 51.8% blue (97, 185, 132).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#61B984 color codes

HEX	`#61B984`
RGB	`rgb(97, 185, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 72.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, -38.6, 18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 42.98, 153.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.442, 38.903, 27.941)`
Decimal	`6404484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61B984, 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 #61B984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61B984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #61B984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61b984; }
.text { color: #61b984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61b984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 185 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61b984, #61b9b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61B984?: #61B984 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61B984?: The RGB value is 97, 185, 132: 97 red, 185 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61B984?: The complementary color is #B96196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61B984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.