Recognised as Colour
#60BB9D
- #60BB9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#60BB9D is a cyan with RGB values 96, 187, 157 and HSL 160°, 40%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#60BB9D#60BB9D
HEX#60BB9D
RGBrgb(96, 187, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.7333, 0.6157
RGB percentages37.6%, 73.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(160.2, 40.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.2, 48.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK48.7%, 0%, 16%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,339,485
CSS custom property--colour: #60BB9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#9F4462
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB607E
Analogous#60BB70, #60ACBB
Triadic#9D60BB, #BB9D60
Split complementary#BB60AC, #BB6F60
Tetradic#6F60BB, #BB607E, #ACBB60
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G187
B157
Red96 (37.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue160.22°
Saturation (HSL)40.09%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 60 · G BB · B 9D
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