What color is #61CDC2?

#61CDC2 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Patina. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61CDC2?

The RGB value is 97, 205, 194: 97 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61CDC2?

The complementary color is #CD616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61CDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61CDC2 color

#61CDC2 rgb(97, 205, 194)

Shades of teal

The hex color #61CDC2 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 80.4% green and 76.1% blue (97, 205, 194).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 52% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Patina (#66D0C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#61CDC2 color codes

HEX	`#61CDC2`
RGB	`rgb(97, 205, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 80.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 52%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 53%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -33.69, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 33.93, 186.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.495, 50.096, 58.775)`
Decimal	`6409666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61CDC2, 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 #61CDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61CDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #61CDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61cdc2; }
.text { color: #61cdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61cdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 205 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61cdc2, #61a2cd); }

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Questions

What color is #61CDC2?: #61CDC2 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Patina. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61CDC2?: The RGB value is 97, 205, 194: 97 red, 205 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61CDC2?: The complementary color is #CD616C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61CDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.