What color is #60454F?

#60454F 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 #60454F?

The RGB value is 96, 69, 79: 96 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60454F?

The complementary color is #456056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60454F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60454F color

#60454F rgb(96, 69, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #60454F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.1% green and 31% blue (96, 69, 79).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#60454F color codes

HEX	`#60454F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 69, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.5, 13.35, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.5, 13.42, 353.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.363, 7.308, 8.366)`
Decimal	`6309199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60454F, 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 #60454F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60454F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #60454F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60454f; }
.text { color: #60454f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60454f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 69 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60454f, #604945); }

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Questions

What color is #60454F?: #60454F 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 #60454F?: The RGB value is 96, 69, 79: 96 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60454F?: The complementary color is #456056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60454F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.