Recognised as Colour
#60AAAB
- #60AAAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#60AAAB is a cyan with RGB values 96, 170, 171 and HSL 181°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#60AAAB#60AAAB
HEX#60AAAB
RGBrgb(96, 170, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6667, 0.6706
RGB percentages37.6%, 66.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(180.8, 30.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 43.9%, 67.1%)
CMYK43.9%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,335,147
CSS custom property--colour: #60AAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#9F5554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB6160
Analogous#60AB86, #6085AB
Triadic#AB60AA, #AAAB60
Split complementary#AB6085, #AB8660
Tetradic#8660AB, #AB6160, #85AB60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G170
B171
Red96 (37.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue180.8°
Saturation (HSL)30.86%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G AA · B AB
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