Closest named color · ΔE 1.57
#61BA95
Closest named color · ΔE 1.57
#61BA95
Does it pop as a button? Stay readable as a background? Survive at badge size?
If an entire site used it as the primary color, it would feel like this —
Body copy goes here. The primary drives buttons and links, tints fill backgrounds, text uses the highest-contrast color.
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How this color performs against black and white text.
White text on this background
Aa Ratio 2.34:1
Black text on this background
Aa Ratio 8.97:1
:root {
--color: #61BA95;
--color-rgb: 97, 186, 149;
--color-hsl: 155.1, 39.2%, 55.5%;
}
.bg-color { background-color: #61BA95; }
.text-on-color { color: #000000; }
.border-color { border-color: #61BA95; }
.gradient {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #61BA95 0%, 66CC99 100%);
}Nearest official code in each standard system, ranked by CIEDE2000.
Official color from public brand materials (simple-icons CC0 dataset)
What the ancients would have called this color.
The same color, as named in Japanese tradition.
Based on the Machado (2009) model - see how this color appears to 8 types of color vision.
Normal vision
#61BA95
Standard trichromatic vision with all three cone types functioning.
Protanomaly
#93B294
Abnormal L cone sensitivity (~1% of men). Weakened red perception.
Protanopia
#B4AC93
Missing L cones (~1% of men). Reds are hard to perceive.
Deuteranomaly
#88AA96
Abnormal M cone sensitivity (~6% of men). The most common deficiency.
Deuteranopia
#A29F97
Missing M cones (~1% of men). Reds and greens are confused.
Tritanomaly
#57BBA4
Abnormal S cone sensitivity (extremely rare). Weakened blue-yellow perception.
Tritanopia
#51BCAE
Missing S cones (extremely rare). Blues and yellows are confused.
Achromatomaly
#81A998
Severely weakened color vision (~0.001%). Colors appear washed out.
Achromatopsia
#A4A4A4
No color vision at all (~0.003%). The world is shades of grey.
Closest names by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance.
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Common derivatives of this color: lighter / darker / more saturated / less saturated, plus inverted, grayscale, web-safe and the nearest HTML named color. Click any to open its page.
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Text readability sample
color: #61BA95;Text readability sample
background-color: #61BA95;Text readability sample
text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #61BA95;linear-gradient(90deg, #61BA95, #BA6186)Drag hue, saturation and lightness to preview live - find the version that feels right.
This is the color with hex code #61BA95. Its RGB channels are 97, 186, 149; the closest human-readable name is "Blue Green Scene" (ΔE 1.57, CIEDE2000).
#61BA95 is rgb(97, 186, 149) in RGB, hsl(155.1, 39.2%, 55.5%) in HSL and cmyk(47.8%, 0%, 19.9%, 27.1%) in CMYK.
Its complement #BA6186 works best, along with triadic and analogous harmonies - see the harmony section below to copy full palettes.
Contrast with black text is 8.97:1 and with white text 2.34:1. WCAG 2.1 requires at least 4.5:1 for body text (AA) and 3:1 for large text.