What color is #60434C?

#60434C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60434C?

The RGB value is 96, 67, 76: 96 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60434C?

The complementary color is #436057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60434C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60434C color

#60434C rgb(96, 67, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #60434C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.3% green and 29.8% blue (96, 67, 76).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#60434C color codes

HEX	`#60434C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 67, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.86, 14.06, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.86, 14.07, 358.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.136, 7.023, 7.763)`
Decimal	`6308684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60434C, 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 #60434C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60434C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #60434C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60434c; }
.text { color: #60434c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60434c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 67 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60434c, #604943); }

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Questions

What color is #60434C?: #60434C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60434C?: The RGB value is 96, 67, 76: 96 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60434C?: The complementary color is #436057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60434C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.