What color is #60595B?

#60595B is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60595B?

The RGB value is 96, 89, 91: 96 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60595B?

The complementary color is #59605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60595B color

#60595B rgb(96, 89, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60595B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (96, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#60595B color codes

HEX	`#60595B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.53, 3.22, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.53, 3.23, 357.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.284, 10.387, 11.359)`
Decimal	`6314331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60595B, 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 #60595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #60595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60595b; }
.text { color: #60595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60595b, #605a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60595B?: #60595B is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60595B?: The RGB value is 96, 89, 91: 96 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60595B?: The complementary color is #59605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.