Skip to content

#60CF5E Color

#60CF5E is rgb(96, 207, 94) in RGB, hsl(119, 54%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 55%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60CF5E
HEX#60CF5E
RGBrgb(96, 207, 94)
HSLhsl(119, 54%, 59%)
HSVhsv(119, 55%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 55%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.184 143.2)
LABlab(74.83% -49.98 45.33)
LCHlch(74.83% 67.47 137.80)

What #60CF5E 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 #60CF5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.2Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.75Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.92Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.6Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.95Emerald#50C878ΔE 15.95

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

#60CF5E Channel Values

How #60CF5E 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 207 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 54% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 55% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60CF5E 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 text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60CF5E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60CF5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60CF5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60CF5E
Complementary
#CD5ECF
Analogous
#98CF5E
Analogous
#5ECF95
Triadic
#5E60CF
Triadic
#CF5E60
Split comp.
#955ECF
Split comp.
#CF5E98

Tints & Shades of #60CF5E

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

#77D676
#8BDC89
#A2E3A1
#B5E9B4
#CDF0CC
#E0F6E0

Shades

#41C63F
#34A932
#2B8929
#226E21
#184F17
#0F2F0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60CF5E.

How #60CF5E 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#60CF5E
Protanopia#C2C25F
Protanomaly#A4C75F
Deuteranopia#B4B463
Deuteranomaly#99BF61
Tritanopia#76C5C5
Tritanomaly#6EC9A6
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60CF5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60cf5e: #60CF5E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60CF5E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60cf5e': '#60CF5E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.812, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_60cf5e">#60CF5E</color>
SVG fillfill="#60CF5E"

More Green Colors

#60CF5E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#60CF5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60CF5E?

#60CF5E is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 207, 94) in RGB and hsl(119, 54%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #60CF5E?

#60CF5E is rgb(96, 207, 94) — red 96, green 207, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60CF5E?

#60CF5E converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 55%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60CF5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60CF5E scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60CF5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60CF5E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.33, which is visibly different.

Open #60CF5E in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

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