What color is #60562B?

#60562B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60562B?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 43: 96 red, 86 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60562B?

The complementary color is #2B3560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60562B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60562B color

#60562B rgb(96, 86, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60562B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 16.9% blue (96, 86, 43).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#60562B color codes

HEX	`#60562B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.59, -2.31, 26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.59, 26.39, 95.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.588, 9.317, 3.631)`
Decimal	`6313515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60562B, 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 #60562B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60562B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #60562B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60562b; }
.text { color: #60562b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60562b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60562b, #50602b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #60562B?: #60562B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60562B?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 43: 96 red, 86 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60562B?: The complementary color is #2B3560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60562B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.