What color is #60444E?

#60444E 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 #60444E?

The RGB value is 96, 68, 78: 96 red, 68 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60444E?

The complementary color is #446056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60444E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60444E color

#60444E rgb(96, 68, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #60444E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.7% green and 30.6% blue (96, 68, 78).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#60444E color codes

HEX	`#60444E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 68, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.19, 13.79, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.19, 13.85, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.266, 7.171, 8.155)`
Decimal	`6308942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60444E, 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 #60444E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60444E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #60444E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60444e; }
.text { color: #60444e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60444e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 68 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60444e, #604844); }

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Questions

What color is #60444E?: #60444E 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 #60444E?: The RGB value is 96, 68, 78: 96 red, 68 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60444E?: The complementary color is #446056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60444E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.