What color is #60A09B?

#60A09B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A09B?

The RGB value is 96, 160, 155: 96 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A09B?

The complementary color is #A06065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A09B color

#60A09B rgb(96, 160, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60A09B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 62.7% green and 60.8% blue (96, 160, 155).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#60A09B color codes

HEX	`#60A09B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 160, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 62.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -21.73, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 22.07, 190.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.309, 29.993, 35.565)`
Decimal	`6332571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A09B, 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 #60A09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60A09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #60A09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a09b; }
.text { color: #60a09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 160 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a09b, #6085a0); }

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Questions

What color is #60A09B?: #60A09B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A09B?: The RGB value is 96, 160, 155: 96 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A09B?: The complementary color is #A06065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.