What color is #60545F?

#60545F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60545F?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 95: 96 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60545F?

The complementary color is #546055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60545F color

#60545F rgb(96, 84, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60545F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (96, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#60545F color codes

HEX	`#60545F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, 7.14, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 8.47, 327.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.059, 9.654, 12.158)`
Decimal	`6313055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60545F, 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 #60545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #60545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60545f; }
.text { color: #60545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60545f, #605459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60545F?: #60545F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60545F?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 95: 96 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60545F?: The complementary color is #546055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.