What color is #60877F?

#60877F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60877F?

The RGB value is 96, 135, 127: 96 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60877F?

The complementary color is #876068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60877F color

#60877F rgb(96, 135, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60877F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (96, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#60877F color codes

HEX	`#60877F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -15.37, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 15.37, 180.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.317, 21.346, 23.282)`
Decimal	`6326143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60877F, 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 #60877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #60877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60877f; }
.text { color: #60877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60877f, #607c87); }

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Questions

What color is #60877F?: #60877F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60877F?: The RGB value is 96, 135, 127: 96 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60877F?: The complementary color is #876068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.