What color is #60B1AC?

#60B1AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60B1AC?

The RGB value is 96, 177, 172: 96 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60B1AC?

The complementary color is #B16065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60B1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60B1AC color

#60B1AC rgb(96, 177, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60B1AC is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 69.4% green and 67.5% blue (96, 177, 172).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#60B1AC color codes

HEX	`#60B1AC`
RGB	`rgb(96, 177, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 69.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 34%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, -26, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 26.51, 191.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.989, 36.907, 44.671)`
Decimal	`6336940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60B1AC, 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 #60B1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60B1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #60B1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60b1ac; }
.text { color: #60b1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60b1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 177 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60b1ac, #608db1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60B1AC?: #60B1AC is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60B1AC?: The RGB value is 96, 177, 172: 96 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60B1AC?: The complementary color is #B16065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60B1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.