What color is #60504B?

#60504B is a dark, grayish red known as Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Pretzel?

The RGB value is 96, 80, 75: 96 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Pretzel?

The complementary color is #4B5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Pretzel color: hex code #60504B

#60504B rgb(96, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

Chocolate Pretzel has the hex code #60504B. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (96, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B) color codes

HEX	`#60504B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.46, 5.75, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.46, 7.91, 43.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.963, 8.732, 7.869)`
Decimal	`6312011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Pretzel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60504b; }
.text { color: #60504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60504b, #605b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #60504B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #60504B?: #60504B is a dark, grayish red known as Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Pretzel?: The RGB value is 96, 80, 75: 96 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Pretzel?: The complementary color is #4B5B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.