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#60DCBD Color

#60DCBD is rgb(96, 220, 189) in RGB, hsl(165, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60DCBD
HEX#60DCBD
RGBrgb(96, 220, 189)
HSLhsl(165, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(165, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 14%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.12 174.2)
LABlab(80.18% -41.82 4.31)
LCHlch(80.18% 42.05 174.11)

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

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.1Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.62Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.33Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.15Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.58Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.95

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

#60DCBD Channel Values

How #60DCBD 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 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60DCBD 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #60DCBD

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

Base
#60DCBD
Complementary
#DC607F
Analogous
#60DC7F
Analogous
#60BDDC
Triadic
#BD60DC
Triadic
#DCBD60
Split comp.
#DC60BD
Split comp.
#DC7F60

Tints & Shades of #60DCBD

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

#75E1C6
#8AE5CE
#9FEAD7
#B8EFE2
#CDF4EA
#E2F9F3

Shades

#3FD5AF
#29BC97
#229B7D
#1B7962
#135847
#0B3228

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

How #60DCBD 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#60DCBD
Protanopia#CDCDBD
Protanomaly#ACD3BD
Deuteranopia#BEBEC0
Deuteranomaly#A1CBBF
Tritanopia#6AD8D8
Tritanomaly#66DACE
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60DCBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60dcbd: #60DCBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60DCBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60dcbd': '#60DCBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.863, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_60dcbd">#60DCBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#60DCBD"

More Green Colors

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

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#60DCBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60DCBD?

#60DCBD is a light green — rgb(96, 220, 189) in RGB and hsl(165, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #60DCBD?

#60DCBD is rgb(96, 220, 189) — red 96, green 220, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60DCBD?

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

Should text on #60DCBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60DCBD scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #60DCBD 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 7.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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