What color is #60473A?

#60473A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60473A?

The RGB value is 96, 71, 58: 96 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60473A?

The complementary color is #3A5360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60473A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60473A color

#60473A rgb(96, 71, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60473A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.8% green and 22.7% blue (96, 71, 58).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#60473A color codes

HEX	`#60473A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 71, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.48, 8.7, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.48, 14.8, 53.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.841, 7.299, 4.998)`
Decimal	`6309690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60473A, 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 #60473A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60473A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #60473A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60473a; }
.text { color: #60473a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60473a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 71 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60473a, #605a3a); }

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Questions

What color is #60473A?: #60473A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60473A?: The RGB value is 96, 71, 58: 96 red, 71 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60473A?: The complementary color is #3A5360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60473A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.