What color is #60555E?

#60555E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60555E?

The RGB value is 96, 85, 94: 96 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60555E?

The complementary color is #556057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60555E color

#60555E rgb(96, 85, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60555E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (96, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#60555E color codes

HEX	`#60555E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 6.31, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 7.24, 330.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.092, 9.792, 11.946)`
Decimal	`6313310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60555E, 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 #60555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #60555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60555e; }
.text { color: #60555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60555e, #605558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60555E?: #60555E is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60555E?: The RGB value is 96, 85, 94: 96 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60555E?: The complementary color is #556057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.