What color is #61B9B9?

#61B9B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61B9B9?

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

What is the complementary color of #61B9B9?

The complementary color is #B96161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61B9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61B9B9 color

#61B9B9 rgb(97, 185, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61B9B9 is a desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Castaway (#6DBAC0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#61B9B9 color codes

HEX	`#61B9B9`
RGB	`rgb(97, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, -26.37, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 27.61, 197.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.032, 40.739, 52.118)`
Decimal	`6404537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61B9B9, 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 #61B9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61B9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #61B9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61b9b9; }
.text { color: #61b9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61b9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61b9b9, #618db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #61B9B9?: #61B9B9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Castaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61B9B9?: The RGB value is 97, 185, 185: 97 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61B9B9?: The complementary color is #B96161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61B9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.