What color is #60453F?

#60453F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60453F?

The RGB value is 96, 69, 63: 96 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60453F?

The complementary color is #3F5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60453F color

#60453F rgb(96, 69, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60453F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (96, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#60453F color codes

HEX	`#60453F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.04, 10.68, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.04, 13.45, 37.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.849, 7.102, 5.659)`
Decimal	`6309183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60453F, 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 #60453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #60453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60453f; }
.text { color: #60453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60453f, #60553f); }

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Questions

What color is #60453F?: #60453F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60453F?: The RGB value is 96, 69, 63: 96 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60453F?: The complementary color is #3F5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.