What color is #60A495?

#60A495 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A495?

The RGB value is 96, 164, 149: 96 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A495?

The complementary color is #A4606F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A495 color

#60A495 rgb(96, 164, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60A495 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (96, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#60A495 color codes

HEX	`#60A495`
RGB	`rgb(96, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.68, -25.23, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.68, 25.25, 177.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.522, 31.206, 33.212)`
Decimal	`6333589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A495, 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 #60A495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60A495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #60A495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a495; }
.text { color: #60a495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a495, #6091a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #60A495?: #60A495 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A495?: The RGB value is 96, 164, 149: 96 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A495?: The complementary color is #A4606F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.