What color is #61BA53?

#61BA53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61BA53?

The RGB value is 97, 186, 83: 97 red, 186 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61BA53?

The complementary color is #AC53BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61BA53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61BA53 color

#61BA53 rgb(97, 186, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #61BA53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 72.9% green and 32.5% blue (97, 186, 83).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#61BA53 color codes

HEX	`#61BA53`
RGB	`rgb(97, 186, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 72.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 55%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, -46.81, 43.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 63.93, 137.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.049, 38.282, 14.304)`
Decimal	`6404691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61BA53, 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 #61BA53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61BA53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #61BA53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61ba53; }
.text { color: #61ba53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61ba53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 186 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61ba53, #53ba79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #61BA53?: #61BA53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61BA53?: The RGB value is 97, 186, 83: 97 red, 186 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61BA53?: The complementary color is #AC53BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61BA53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.