Recognised as Colour
#60ADB4
- #60ADB4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#60ADB4 is a cyan with RGB values 96, 173, 180 and HSL 185°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#60ADB4#60ADB4
HEX#60ADB4
RGBrgb(96, 173, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6784, 0.7059
RGB percentages37.6%, 67.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(185, 35.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185, 46.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK46.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,335,924
CSS custom property--colour: #60ADB4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#9F524B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B46760
Analogous#60B491, #6083B4
Triadic#B460AD, #ADB460
Split complementary#B46083, #B49160
Tetradic#9160B4, #B46760, #83B460
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G173
B180
Red96 (37.6%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue185°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G AD · B B4
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