What color is #60352E?

#60352E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60352E?

The RGB value is 96, 53, 46: 96 red, 53 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60352E?

The complementary color is #2E5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60352E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60352E color

#60352E rgb(96, 53, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60352E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 20.8% green and 18% blue (96, 53, 46).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 52% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#60352E color codes

HEX	`#60352E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 53, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 20.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 52%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.38, 18.42, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.38, 22.42, 34.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.591, 5.231, 3.247)`
Decimal	`6305070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60352E, 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 #60352E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60352E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #60352E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60352e; }
.text { color: #60352e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60352e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 53 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60352e, #604e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #60352E?: #60352E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60352E?: The RGB value is 96, 53, 46: 96 red, 53 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60352E?: The complementary color is #2E5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60352E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.