What color is #60873A?

#60873A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60873A?

The RGB value is 96, 135, 58: 96 red, 135 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60873A?

The complementary color is #613A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60873A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60873A color

#60873A rgb(96, 135, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #60873A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.9% green and 22.7% blue (96, 135, 58).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Paradise (#5E8B3D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#60873A color codes

HEX	`#60873A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 135, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 57%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, -27.36, 36.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 45.66, 126.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.251, 20.12, 7.135)`
Decimal	`6326074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60873A, 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 #60873A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60873A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #60873A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60873a; }
.text { color: #60873a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60873a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 135 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60873a, #3a873b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #60873A?: #60873A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hidden Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60873A?: The RGB value is 96, 135, 58: 96 red, 135 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60873A?: The complementary color is #613A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60873A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.