What color is #60605D?

#60605D is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60605D?

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

What is the complementary color of #60605D?

The complementary color is #5D5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60605D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60605D color

#60605D rgb(96, 96, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60605D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#60605D color codes

HEX	`#60605D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 96, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 3%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, -0.62, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 1.82, 109.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 11.643, 12.023)`
Decimal	`6316125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60605D, 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 #60605D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60605D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #60605D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60605d; }
.text { color: #60605d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60605d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 96 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60605d, #5f605d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60605D?: #60605D is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60605D?: The RGB value is 96, 96, 93: 96 red, 96 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60605D?: The complementary color is #5D5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60605D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.