What color is #60A338?

#60A338 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A338?

The RGB value is 96, 163, 56: 96 red, 163 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A338?

The complementary color is #7B38A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A338?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A338 color

#60A338 rgb(96, 163, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #60A338 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 63.9% green and 22% blue (96, 163, 56).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 49% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#60A338 color codes

HEX	`#60A338`
RGB	`rgb(96, 163, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 63.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 49%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 66%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 66%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, -40.36, 47.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 62.22, 130.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.634, 28.966, 8.35)`
Decimal	`6333240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A338, 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 #60A338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60A338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #60A338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a338; }
.text { color: #60a338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 163 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a338, #38a346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #60A338?: #60A338 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A338?: The RGB value is 96, 163, 56: 96 red, 163 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A338?: The complementary color is #7B38A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A338?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.