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#60DC1E Color

#60DC1E is rgb(96, 220, 30) in RGB, hsl(99, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 86%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60DC1E
HEX#60DC1E
RGBrgb(96, 220, 30)
HSLhsl(99, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(99, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 86%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.237 138.1)
LABlab(78.45% -57.92 70.83)
LCHlch(78.45% 91.50 129.28)

What #60DC1E 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 #60DC1E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 5.68Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 12.84Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 14.62Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.72Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 15.66French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 15.69

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

#60DC1E Channel Values

How #60DC1E 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 220 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 86% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60DC1E 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60DC1E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60DC1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60DC1E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60DC1E
Complementary
#991EDC
Analogous
#BFDC1E
Analogous
#1EDC3A
Triadic
#1E60DC
Triadic
#DC1E60
Split comp.
#3A1EDC
Split comp.
#DC1EBF

Tints & Shades of #60DC1E

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

#75E43A
#8BE859
#A1ED78
#B7F198
#CDF5B7
#E3F9D7

Shades

#55C11A
#47A216
#3B8712
#2D670E
#214C0A
#142D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60DC1E.

How #60DC1E 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#60DC1E
Protanopia#CDCD22
Protanomaly#ACD320
Deuteranopia#BEBE30
Deuteranomaly#A1CB2A
Tritanopia#7DCFCF
Tritanomaly#73D5A6
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60DC1E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60dc1e: #60DC1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60DC1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60dc1e': '#60DC1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.863, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_60dc1e">#60DC1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#60DC1E"

More Green Colors

#60DC1E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#60DC1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60DC1E?

#60DC1E is a mid-tone green — rgb(96, 220, 30) in RGB and hsl(99, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #60DC1E?

#60DC1E is rgb(96, 220, 30) — red 96, green 220, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60DC1E?

#60DC1E converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 86%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60DC1E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60DC1E scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60DC1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60DC1E 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 12.84, which is visibly different.

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