Palettes / Colors / #61E596

#61E596 — Green

#61E596 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #61E596 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#61E596 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E561B0; it also sits naturally between #6EE561 and #61E5D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 90% · Blue 59%

Cyan 58% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #61E596

.text { color: #61E596; }
.background { background-color: #61E596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #61E596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(97, 229, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 72%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #61E596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(97, 229, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #61E596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(97, 229, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#61E596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#61E596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E561B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #61E596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #61E596

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #61E596 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #61E596 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #61E596?

#61E596 is Green, a green color (RGB 97, 229, 150). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #61E596?

#61E596 is RGB 97, 229, 150 — HSL 144°, 72%, 64% — CMYK 58%, 0%, 34%, 10%.

What colors go with #61E596?

Its complement is #E561B0; analogous partners are #6EE561 and #61E5D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #61E596 for text?

Black text on #61E596 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.