What color is #60BEB8?

#60BEB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60BEB8?

The RGB value is 96, 190, 184: 96 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60BEB8?

The complementary color is #BE6066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60BEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60BEB8 color

#60BEB8 rgb(96, 190, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #60BEB8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 74.5% green and 72.2% blue (96, 190, 184).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 42% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#60BEB8 color codes

HEX	`#60BEB8`
RGB	`rgb(96, 190, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 74.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 42%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 49%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.4, -29.3, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.4, 29.82, 190.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.885, 42.772, 51.914)`
Decimal	`6340280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60BEB8, 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 #60BEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60BEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #60BEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60beb8; }
.text { color: #60beb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60beb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 190 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60beb8, #6095be); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60BEB8?: #60BEB8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60BEB8?: The RGB value is 96, 190, 184: 96 red, 190 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60BEB8?: The complementary color is #BE6066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60BEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.