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#60C7A3 Color

#60C7A3 is rgb(96, 199, 163) in RGB, hsl(159, 48%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60C7A3
HEX#60C7A3
RGBrgb(96, 199, 163)
HSLhsl(159, 48%, 58%)
HSVhsv(159, 52%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.111 168)
LABlab(73.39% -37.94 8.49)
LCHlch(73.39% 38.87 167.39)

What #60C7A3 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 #60C7A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 2.26Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.85Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.65Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.98Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.08

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

#60C7A3 Channel Values

How #60C7A3 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 199 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 48% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 52% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60C7A3 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60C7A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60C7A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60C7A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60C7A3
Complementary
#C76084
Analogous
#60C770
Analogous
#60B8C7
Triadic
#A360C7
Triadic
#C7A360
Split comp.
#C760B8
Split comp.
#C77060

Tints & Shades of #60C7A3

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

#77CFB0
#8AD6BB
#A1DEC8
#B7E6D6
#CEEEE3
#E1F4EE

Shades

#42BD92
#39A27D
#2E8466
#24664F
#194837
#102D23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60C7A3.

How #60C7A3 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#60C7A3
Protanopia#BABAA3
Protanomaly#9EC0A3
Deuteranopia#AEAEA6
Deuteranomaly#95B8A5
Tritanopia#6AC3C3
Tritanomaly#66C5B7
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60C7A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60c7a3: #60C7A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60C7A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60c7a3': '#60C7A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.780, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_60c7a3">#60C7A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#60C7A3"

More Green Colors

#60C7A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#60C7A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60C7A3?

#60C7A3 is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 199, 163) in RGB and hsl(159, 48%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.26.

What is the RGB value of #60C7A3?

#60C7A3 is rgb(96, 199, 163) — red 96, green 199, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60C7A3?

#60C7A3 converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 18%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60C7A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60C7A3 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60C7A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60C7A3 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 2.26, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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