What color is #60494B?

#60494B 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 #60494B?

The RGB value is 96, 73, 75: 96 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60494B?

The complementary color is #49605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60494B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60494B color

#60494B rgb(96, 73, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60494B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.6% green and 29.4% blue (96, 73, 75).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#60494B color codes

HEX	`#60494B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 73, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, 10.12, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 10.44, 14.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.476, 7.76, 7.707)`
Decimal	`6310219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60494B, 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 #60494B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60494B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #60494B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60494b; }
.text { color: #60494b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60494b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 73 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60494b, #605249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60494B?: #60494B 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 #60494B?: The RGB value is 96, 73, 75: 96 red, 73 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60494B?: The complementary color is #49605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60494B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.