What color is #60575D?

#60575D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60575D?

The RGB value is 96, 87, 93: 96 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60575D?

The complementary color is #57605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60575D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60575D color

#60575D rgb(96, 87, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60575D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.1% green and 36.5% blue (96, 87, 93).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#60575D color codes

HEX	`#60575D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 87, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 4.86, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 5.31, 336.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.208, 10.094, 11.764)`
Decimal	`6313821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60575D, 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 #60575D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60575D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #60575D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60575d; }
.text { color: #60575d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60575d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 87 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60575d, #605759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60575D?: #60575D is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60575D?: The RGB value is 96, 87, 93: 96 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60575D?: The complementary color is #57605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60575D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.