What color is #60574C?

#60574C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60574C?

The RGB value is 96, 87, 76: 96 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60574C?

The complementary color is #4C5560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60574C color

#60574C rgb(96, 87, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60574C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (96, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#60574C color codes

HEX	`#60574C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 1.62, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 7.89, 78.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.537, 9.825, 8.23)`
Decimal	`6313804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60574C, 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 #60574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #60574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60574c; }
.text { color: #60574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60574c, #5f604c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #60574C?: #60574C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60574C?: The RGB value is 96, 87, 76: 96 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60574C?: The complementary color is #4C5560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.