What color is #61D49E?

#61D49E is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61D49E?

The RGB value is 97, 212, 158: 97 red, 212 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61D49E?

The complementary color is #D46197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61D49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61D49E color

#61D49E rgb(97, 212, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #61D49E is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 83.1% green and 62% blue (97, 212, 158).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 57% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#61D49E color codes

HEX	`#61D49E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 212, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 83.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 57%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 54%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 25%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, -45.16, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 48.26, 159.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.642, 52.094, 40.571)`
Decimal	`6411422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61D49E, 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 #61D49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#61D49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #61D49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61d49e; }
.text { color: #61d49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61d49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 212 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61d49e, #61d1d4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #61D49E?: #61D49E is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61D49E?: The RGB value is 97, 212, 158: 97 red, 212 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61D49E?: The complementary color is #D46197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61D49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.