What color is #60868B?

#60868B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60868B?

The RGB value is 96, 134, 139: 96 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60868B?

The complementary color is #8B6560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60868B color

#60868B rgb(96, 134, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60868B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (96, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#60868B color codes

HEX	`#60868B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, -11.9, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 13.78, 210.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.008, 21.4, 27.603)`
Decimal	`6325899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60868B, 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 #60868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #60868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60868b; }
.text { color: #60868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60868b, #60708b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #60868B?: #60868B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60868B?: The RGB value is 96, 134, 139: 96 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60868B?: The complementary color is #8B6560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.