What color is #60A29E?

#60A29E 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 #60A29E?

The RGB value is 96, 162, 158: 96 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A29E?

The complementary color is #A26064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A29E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A29E color

#60A29E rgb(96, 162, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60A29E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 63.5% green and 62% blue (96, 162, 158).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#60A29E color codes

HEX	`#60A29E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 162, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 63.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -22, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 22.46, 191.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.913, 30.794, 37.025)`
Decimal	`6333086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A29E, 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 #60A29E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60A29E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #60A29E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a29e; }
.text { color: #60a29e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a29e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 162 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a29e, #6085a2); }

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Questions

What color is #60A29E?: #60A29E 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 #60A29E?: The RGB value is 96, 162, 158: 96 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A29E?: The complementary color is #A26064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A29E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.