What color is #60533B?

#60533B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60533B?

The RGB value is 96, 83, 59: 96 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60533B?

The complementary color is #3B4860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60533B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60533B color

#60533B rgb(96, 83, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60533B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.5% green and 23.1% blue (96, 83, 59).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#60533B color codes

HEX	`#60533B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 83, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, 1.41, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 16.11, 84.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.707, 8.989, 5.413)`
Decimal	`6312763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60533B, 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 #60533B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60533B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #60533B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60533b; }
.text { color: #60533b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60533b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 83 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60533b, #5b603b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #60533B?: #60533B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60533B?: The RGB value is 96, 83, 59: 96 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60533B?: The complementary color is #3B4860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60533B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.