What color is #60513A?

#60513A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60513A?

The RGB value is 96, 81, 58: 96 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60513A?

The complementary color is #3A4960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60513A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60513A color

#60513A rgb(96, 81, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60513A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.8% green and 22.7% blue (96, 81, 58).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#60513A color codes

HEX	`#60513A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 81, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 2.5, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 16.05, 81.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.53, 8.677, 5.228)`
Decimal	`6312250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60513A, 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 #60513A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60513A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #60513A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60513a; }
.text { color: #60513a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60513a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 81 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60513a, #5c603a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #60513A?: #60513A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60513A?: The RGB value is 96, 81, 58: 96 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60513A?: The complementary color is #3A4960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60513A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.