What color is #60474B?

#60474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60474B?

The RGB value is 96, 71, 75: 96 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60474B?

The complementary color is #47605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60474B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60474B color

#60474B rgb(96, 71, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60474B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (96, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#60474B color codes

HEX	`#60474B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.92, 11.37, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.92, 11.51, 8.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.347, 7.502, 7.664)`
Decimal	`6309707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60474B, 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 #60474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60474B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #60474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60474b; }
.text { color: #60474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60474b, #604f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60474B?: #60474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60474B?: The RGB value is 96, 71, 75: 96 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60474B?: The complementary color is #47605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60474B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.