What color is #60A98B?

#60A98B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60A98B?

The RGB value is 96, 169, 139: 96 red, 169 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60A98B?

The complementary color is #A9607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60A98B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60A98B color

#60A98B rgb(96, 169, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #60A98B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 66.3% green and 54.5% blue (96, 169, 139).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#60A98B color codes

HEX	`#60A98B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 169, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 66.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, -29.98, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 31.14, 164.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.67, 32.725, 29.49)`
Decimal	`6334859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60A98B, 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 #60A98B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60A98B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #60A98B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60a98b; }
.text { color: #60a98b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60a98b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 169 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60a98b, #60a3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #60A98B?: #60A98B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60A98B?: The RGB value is 96, 169, 139: 96 red, 169 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60A98B?: The complementary color is #A9607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60A98B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.