What color is #60544E?

#60544E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60544E?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 78: 96 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60544E?

The complementary color is #4E5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60544E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60544E color

#60544E rgb(96, 84, 78)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 30.6% blue (96, 84, 78).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#60544E color codes

HEX	`#60544E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.7, 3.81, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.7, 6.54, 54.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.369, 9.378, 8.523)`
Decimal	`6313038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60544E, 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 #60544E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60544E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #60544E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60544e; }
.text { color: #60544e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60544e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60544e, #605d4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60544E?: #60544E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60544E?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 78: 96 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60544E?: The complementary color is #4E5A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60544E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.