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#61e310

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lawn Green

RGB
97, 227, 16
HSL
97°, 87%, 48%
CMYK
57, 0, 93, 11
Luminance
0.5752

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #61e310 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#61e310
Hue
97°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
48%
balanced
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5752
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
53/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.50:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 5.9
Where it sits
Hue97° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness48%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool53% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#61e310
RGBrgb(97, 227, 16)
HSLhsl(97, 87%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 93%, 11%)
LABlab(80.5 -66.2 76.5)
LCHlch(80.5 101.1 130.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.810 0.247 138.0)
Decimal6415120
Display P3color(display-p3 0.380 0.890 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #61e310;
background-color: #61e310;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#61e310] bg-[#61e310]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #61e310;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.380, green: 0.890, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#61e310")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF61E310)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 227, 97)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #61e310 · 12.50:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.50:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #61e310 as text scores 1.68:1 on white and 12.50:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#61e310 on white: 1.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#61e310 on black: 12.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EACE00
deuteranopia · #DAC436
tritanopia · #55DBC1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #61e310 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FDF2
#EDFAE5
#D8F7C4
#BCF896
#9AF462
#78F02D
#61e310
#51BF0D
#41980B
#326E0C
#1F4508
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F6FDF2Darkest = 950 · #1F4508
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EDFAE5;
  --brand-200: #D8F7C4;
  --brand-300: #BCF896;
  --brand-400: #9AF462;
  --brand-500: #78F02D;
  --brand-600: #61e310;
  --brand-700: #51BF0D;
  --brand-800: #41980B;
  --brand-900: #326E0C;
  --brand-950: #1F4508;
  --brand: #61e310;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #61e310

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#699B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5C0BE8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#337708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #61e310

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9210E3
Analogous left#CAE310
Analogous right#10E329
Split-complement 1#2910E3
Split-complement 2#E310CA
Triadic 1#1061E3
Triadic 2#E31061
Tetradic#10CAE3

RGB percentages

Red38.0%
Green89.0%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan57.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#61e310 text on a black background

contrast 12.50:1

Card sample

#61e310 text on a white background

contrast 1.68:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #61e310;
Background color
Panel with #61e310 background
background-color: #61e310;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #61e310;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(97, 227, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(97, 227, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #61e310;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #61e310, #10E34C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #61e310

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#61e310 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#61e310, answered

What color is #61e310?

#61e310 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 5.9). It sits at 97° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 48% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #61e310?

rgb(97, 227, 16) — 97 red, 227 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 38% / 89% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #61e310 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5752 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 12.50:1.

Should I use black or white text on #61e310?

Black. It scores 12.50:1 against #61e310, versus 1.68:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #61e310?

#9210E3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2910E3 and #E310CA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #61e310?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D1EDC0 for borders, #699B4B for secondary text, #5C0BE8 as an accent and #337708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CAE310 and #10E329 stays calm, while #9210E3 is the loudest partner.

What is #61e310 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(57%, 0%, 93%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #61e310 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 53 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #AEE310; nudged cooler, #11E50E.

Work with #61e310 in the Color Lab