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#60BEAA Color

#60BEAA is rgb(96, 190, 170) in RGB, hsl(167, 42%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60BEAA
HEX#60BEAA
RGBrgb(96, 190, 170)
HSLhsl(167, 42%, 56%)
HSVhsv(167, 49%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.095 177.8)
LABlab(70.84% -32.95 1.09)
LCHlch(70.84% 32.97 178.11)

What #60BEAA 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 #60BEAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 7.49Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.47Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.53Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.13Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.28Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.64

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

#60BEAA Channel Values

How #60BEAA 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 190 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 42% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 49% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60BEAA 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60BEAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60BEAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60BEAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60BEAA
Complementary
#BE6074
Analogous
#60BE7A
Analogous
#60A3BE
Triadic
#AA60BE
Triadic
#BEAA60
Split comp.
#BE60A3
Split comp.
#BE7A60

Tints & Shades of #60BEAA

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.

Tints

#75C7B5
#8BD0C1
#A1D9CC
#B7E1D8
#CCEAE4
#E2F3EF

Shades

#48B19B
#3D9481
#327B6B
#265E52
#1C453C
#102823

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60BEAA.

How #60BEAA 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#60BEAA
Protanopia#B2B2AA
Protanomaly#98B7AA
Deuteranopia#A6A6AC
Deuteranomaly#90B0AB
Tritanopia#65BCBC
Tritanomaly#63BDB5
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

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Using #60BEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60beaa: #60BEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60BEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60beaa': '#60BEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.745, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_60beaa">#60BEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#60BEAA"

More Green Colors

#60BEAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#60BEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60BEAA?

#60BEAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 190, 170) in RGB and hsl(167, 42%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #60BEAA?

#60BEAA is rgb(96, 190, 170) — red 96, green 190, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60BEAA?

#60BEAA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60BEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60BEAA scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60BEAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60BEAA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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