What color is #60583E?

#60583E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60583E?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 62: 96 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60583E?

The complementary color is #3E4660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60583E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60583E color

#60583E rgb(96, 88, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #60583E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 24.3% blue (96, 88, 62).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#60583E color codes

HEX	`#60583E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, -1.2, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 16.33, 94.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.183, 9.814, 5.967)`
Decimal	`6314046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60583E, 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 #60583E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60583E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #60583E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60583e; }
.text { color: #60583e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60583e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60583e, #57603e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #60583E?: #60583E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60583E?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 62: 96 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60583E?: The complementary color is #3E4660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60583E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.