What color is #60817A?

#60817A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60817A?

The RGB value is 96, 129, 122: 96 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60817A?

The complementary color is #816067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60817A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60817A color

#60817A rgb(96, 129, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60817A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 50.6% green and 47.8% blue (96, 129, 122).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#60817A color codes

HEX	`#60817A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 129, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 50.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -13.26, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 13.26, 180.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.186, 19.592, 21.337)`
Decimal	`6324602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60817A, 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 #60817A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60817A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #60817A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60817a; }
.text { color: #60817a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60817a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 129 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60817a, #607881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #60817A?: #60817A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60817A?: The RGB value is 96, 129, 122: 96 red, 129 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60817A?: The complementary color is #816067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60817A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.