What color is #60585C?

#60585C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60585C?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 92: 96 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60585C?

The complementary color is #58605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60585C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60585C color

#60585C rgb(96, 88, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60585C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 36.1% blue (96, 88, 92).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#60585C color codes

HEX	`#60585C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 4.04, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 4.2, 344.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.245, 10.239, 11.56)`
Decimal	`6314076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60585C, 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 #60585C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60585C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #60585C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60585c; }
.text { color: #60585c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60585c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60585c, #605858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60585C?: #60585C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60585C?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 92: 96 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60585C?: The complementary color is #58605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60585C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.