What color is #60BA87?

#60BA87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60BA87?

The RGB value is 96, 186, 135: 96 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60BA87?

The complementary color is #BA6093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60BA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60BA87 color

#60BA87 rgb(96, 186, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #60BA87 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 72.9% green and 52.9% blue (96, 186, 135).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#60BA87 color codes

HEX	`#60BA87`
RGB	`rgb(96, 186, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 72.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -38.72, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 42.59, 155.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.754, 39.352, 29.103)`
Decimal	`6339207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60BA87, 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 #60BA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60BA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #60BA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60ba87; }
.text { color: #60ba87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60ba87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 186 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60ba87, #60bab4); }

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Questions

What color is #60BA87?: #60BA87 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60BA87?: The RGB value is 96, 186, 135: 96 red, 186 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60BA87?: The complementary color is #BA6093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60BA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.