What color is #60785B?

#60785B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60785B?

The RGB value is 96, 120, 91: 96 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60785B?

The complementary color is #735B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60785B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60785B color

#60785B rgb(96, 120, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #60785B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (96, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#60785B color codes

HEX	`#60785B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, -14.79, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 19.77, 138.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.428, 16.675, 12.407)`
Decimal	`6322267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60785B, 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 #60785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	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 #60785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60785b; }
.text { color: #60785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60785b, #5b7865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #60785B?: #60785B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60785B?: The RGB value is 96, 120, 91: 96 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60785B?: The complementary color is #735B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60785B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.