What color is #60803A?

#60803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60803A?

The RGB value is 96, 128, 58: 96 red, 128 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60803A?

The complementary color is #5A3A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60803A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60803A color

#60803A rgb(96, 128, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #60803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 50.2% green and 22.7% blue (96, 128, 58).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#60803A color codes

HEX	`#60803A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 128, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 50.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 55%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, -23.88, 33.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 41.53, 125.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.307, 18.23, 6.82)`
Decimal	`6324282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60803A, 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 #60803A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60803A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	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 #60803A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60803a; }
.text { color: #60803a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60803a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 128 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60803a, #3d803a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #60803A?: #60803A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60803A?: The RGB value is 96, 128, 58: 96 red, 128 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60803A?: The complementary color is #5A3A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60803A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.