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#60888A Color

#60888A is rgb(96, 136, 138) in RGB, hsl(183, 18%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60888A
HEX#60888A
RGBrgb(96, 136, 138)
HSLhsl(183, 18%, 46%)
HSVhsv(183, 30%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.044 199.9)
LABlab(53.81% -13.98 -5.79)
LCHlch(53.81% 15.13 202.49)

What #60888A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #60888A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#60888A Channel Values

How #60888A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 136 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 18% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 30% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60888A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60888A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60888A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #60888A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60888A.

How #60888A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#60888A
Protanopia#82828A
Protanomaly#76858A
Deuteranopia#7D7D8B
Deuteranomaly#72818B
Tritanopia#608888
Tritanomaly#608889
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60888A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-60888a: #60888A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60888A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60888a': '#60888A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.533, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_60888a">#60888A</color>
SVG fillfill="#60888A"

More Teal Colors

#60888A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60888A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60888A?

#60888A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(96, 136, 138) in RGB and hsl(183, 18%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #60888A?

#60888A is rgb(96, 136, 138) — red 96, green 136, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60888A?

#60888A converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60888A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60888A scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60888A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60888A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.04, which is visibly different.

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