What color is #60544D?

#60544D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60544D?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 77: 96 red, 84 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60544D?

The complementary color is #4D5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60544D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60544D color

#60544D rgb(96, 84, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60544D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 30.2% blue (96, 84, 77).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#60544D color codes

HEX	`#60544D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.67, 3.63, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.67, 6.93, 58.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.334, 9.364, 8.335)`
Decimal	`6313037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60544D, 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 #60544D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60544D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #60544D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60544d; }
.text { color: #60544d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60544d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60544d, #605e4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60544D?: #60544D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60544D?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 77: 96 red, 84 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60544D?: The complementary color is #4D5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60544D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.