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#60E1C7 Color

#60E1C7 is rgb(96, 225, 199) in RGB, hsl(168, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60E1C7
HEX#60E1C7
RGBrgb(96, 225, 199)
HSLhsl(168, 68%, 63%)
HSVhsv(168, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.12 177.7)
LABlab(81.86% -41.99 1.47)
LCHlch(81.86% 42.02 177.99)

What #60E1C7 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 #60E1C7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.97Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.91Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.11Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.55Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.77Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.84

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

#60E1C7 Channel Values

How #60E1C7 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 225 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 68% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60E1C7 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60E1C7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60E1C7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60E1C7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60E1C7
Complementary
#E1607A
Analogous
#60E187
Analogous
#60BAE1
Triadic
#C760E1
Triadic
#E1C760
Split comp.
#E160BA
Split comp.
#E18760

Tints & Shades of #60E1C7

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

#76E5CF
#8BE9D6
#A1EDDE
#B6F1E5
#CCF5ED
#E1F9F4

Shades

#3EDABB
#26C5A5
#1FA388
#187C68
#115A4B
#0A332B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60E1C7.

How #60E1C7 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#60E1C7
Protanopia#D2D2C7
Protanomaly#B0D8C7
Deuteranopia#C3C3CA
Deuteranomaly#A4CFC9
Tritanopia#69DEDE
Tritanomaly#65DFD5
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60E1C7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60e1c7: #60E1C7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60E1C7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60e1c7': '#60E1C7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.882, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_60e1c7">#60E1C7</color>
SVG fillfill="#60E1C7"

More Green Colors

#60E1C7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#60E1C7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60E1C7?

#60E1C7 is a light green — rgb(96, 225, 199) in RGB and hsl(168, 68%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #60E1C7?

#60E1C7 is rgb(96, 225, 199) — red 96, green 225, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60E1C7?

#60E1C7 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 12%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60E1C7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60E1C7 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60E1C7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60E1C7 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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