What color is #60BB96?

#60BB96 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 #60BB96?

The RGB value is 96, 187, 150: 96 red, 187 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60BB96?

The complementary color is #BB6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60BB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60BB96 color

#60BB96 rgb(96, 187, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #60BB96 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 73.3% green and 58.8% blue (96, 187, 150).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#60BB96 color codes

HEX	`#60BB96`
RGB	`rgb(96, 187, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 73.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 49%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -36.02, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 37.51, 163.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.097, 40.227, 35.132)`
Decimal	`6339478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60BB96, 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 #60BB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60BB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #60BB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60bb96; }
.text { color: #60bb96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60bb96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 187 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60bb96, #60b2bb); }

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Questions

What color is #60BB96?: #60BB96 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 #60BB96?: The RGB value is 96, 187, 150: 96 red, 187 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60BB96?: The complementary color is #BB6085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60BB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.