Skip to content

#60BF22 Color

#60BF22 is rgb(96, 191, 34) in RGB, hsl(96, 70%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 0%, 82%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60BF22
HEX#60BF22
RGBrgb(96, 191, 34)
HSLhsl(96, 70%, 44%)
HSVhsv(96, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 82%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.204 136.6)
LABlab(69.50% -48.06 62.29)
LCHlch(69.50% 78.68 127.65)

What #60BF22 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 #60BF22, 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 green in the library.

#60BF22 Channel Values

How #60BF22 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 191 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 70% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60BF22 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60BF22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60BF22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60BF22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #60BF22

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60BF22.

How #60BF22 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#60BF22
Protanopia#B3B324
Protanomaly#99B823
Deuteranopia#A7A72E
Deuteranomaly#90B12A
Tritanopia#76B4B4
Tritanomaly#6EB990
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60BF22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60bf22: #60BF22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60BF22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60bf22': '#60BF22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.749, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_60bf22">#60BF22</color>
SVG fillfill="#60BF22"

More Green Colors

#60BF22 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60BF22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60BF22?

#60BF22 is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 191, 34) in RGB and hsl(96, 70%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #60BF22?

#60BF22 is rgb(96, 191, 34) — red 96, green 191, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60BF22?

#60BF22 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 82%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60BF22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60BF22 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60BF22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60BF22 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.34, which is visibly different.

Open #60BF22 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.