What color is #60464F?

#60464F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60464F?

The RGB value is 96, 70, 79: 96 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60464F?

The complementary color is #466057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60464F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60464F color

#60464F rgb(96, 70, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60464F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.5% green and 31% blue (96, 70, 79).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% 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 8.45:1).

#60464F color codes

HEX	`#60464F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 70, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 12.72, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 12.76, 355.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.425, 7.432, 8.386)`
Decimal	`6309455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60464F, 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 #60464F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60464F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #60464F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60464f; }
.text { color: #60464f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60464f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 70 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60464f, #604a46); }

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Questions

What color is #60464F?: #60464F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60464F?: The RGB value is 96, 70, 79: 96 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60464F?: The complementary color is #466057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60464F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.