What color is #60566A?

#60566A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60566A?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 106: 96 red, 86 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60566A?

The complementary color is #606A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60566A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60566A color

#60566A rgb(96, 86, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60566A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 41.6% blue (96, 86, 106).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#60566A color codes

HEX	`#60566A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.17, 8.34, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.17, 13, 309.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 10.183, 15.032)`
Decimal	`6313578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60566A, 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 #60566A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60566A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #60566A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60566a; }
.text { color: #60566a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60566a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60566a, #6a566a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60566A?: #60566A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60566A?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 106: 96 red, 86 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60566A?: The complementary color is #606A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60566A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.