What color is #60B3B7?

#60B3B7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60B3B7?

The RGB value is 96, 179, 183: 96 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60B3B7?

The complementary color is #B76460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60B3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60B3B7 color

#60B3B7 rgb(96, 179, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60B3B7 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 70.2% green and 71.8% blue (96, 179, 183).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#60B3B7 color codes

HEX	`#60B3B7`
RGB	`rgb(96, 179, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 70.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -24.13, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 26.07, 202.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.488, 38.143, 50.599)`
Decimal	`6337463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60B3B7, 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 #60B3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60B3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #60B3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60b3b7; }
.text { color: #60b3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60b3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 179 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60b3b7, #6087b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #60B3B7?: #60B3B7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60B3B7?: The RGB value is 96, 179, 183: 96 red, 179 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60B3B7?: The complementary color is #B76460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60B3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.