What color is #60909F?

#60909F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60909F?

The RGB value is 96, 144, 159: 96 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60909F?

The complementary color is #9F6F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60909F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60909F color

#60909F rgb(96, 144, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60909F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (96, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#60909F color codes

HEX	`#60909F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 9%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -12.18, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 17.85, 226.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.053, 24.935, 36.498)`
Decimal	`6328479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60909F, 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 #60909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60909F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #60909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60909f; }
.text { color: #60909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60909f, #60719f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #60909F?: #60909F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60909F?: The RGB value is 96, 144, 159: 96 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60909F?: The complementary color is #9F6F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60909F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.