What color is #60A973?

#60A973 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A973?

The RGB value is 96, 169, 115: 96 red, 169 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A973?

The complementary color is #A96096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A973 color

#60A973 rgb(96, 169, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #60A973 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 66.3% green and 45.1% blue (96, 169, 115).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#60A973 color codes

HEX	`#60A973`
RGB	`rgb(96, 169, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 66.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 32%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.42, -34.87, 20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.42, 40.67, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.105, 32.099, 21.247)`
Decimal	`6334835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A973, 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 #60A973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60A973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #60A973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a973; }
.text { color: #60a973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 169 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a973, #60a998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #60A973?: #60A973 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A973?: The RGB value is 96, 169, 115: 96 red, 169 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A973?: The complementary color is #A96096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.