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#60CD8D Color

#60CD8D is rgb(96, 205, 141) in RGB, hsl(145, 52%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60CD8D
HEX#60CD8D
RGBrgb(96, 205, 141)
HSLhsl(145, 52%, 59%)
HSVhsv(145, 53%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.137 155.4)
LABlab(74.81% -43.75 22.05)
LCHlch(74.81% 48.99 153.25)

What #60CD8D 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 #60CD8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.23Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.99Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.03Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.31Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.31Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.36

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

#60CD8D Channel Values

How #60CD8D 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 205 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 52% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 53% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60CD8D 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60CD8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60CD8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60CD8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60CD8D
Complementary
#CD60A0
Analogous
#69CD60
Analogous
#60CDC4
Triadic
#8D60CD
Triadic
#CD8D60
Split comp.
#C460CD
Split comp.
#CD6069

Tints & Shades of #60CD8D

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

#77D49E
#8BDAAC
#A2E2BC
#B5E8CA
#CDEFDB
#E0F5E9

Shades

#41C377
#35A764
#2B8852
#226D41
#184E2F
#0F2F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60CD8D.

How #60CD8D 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#60CD8D
Protanopia#C0C08E
Protanomaly#A2C58D
Deuteranopia#B2B290
Deuteranomaly#98BE8F
Tritanopia#70C6C6
Tritanomaly#6AC9B2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60CD8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60cd8d: #60CD8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60CD8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60cd8d': '#60CD8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.804, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_60cd8d">#60CD8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#60CD8D"

More Green Colors

#60CD8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#60CD8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60CD8D?

#60CD8D is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 205, 141) in RGB and hsl(145, 52%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #60CD8D?

#60CD8D is rgb(96, 205, 141) — red 96, green 205, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60CD8D?

#60CD8D converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 31%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60CD8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60CD8D scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60CD8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60CD8D 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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