What color is #60606A?

#60606A is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60606A?

The RGB value is 96, 96, 106: 96 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60606A?

The complementary color is #6A6A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60606A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60606A color

#60606A rgb(96, 96, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60606A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 37.6% green and 41.6% blue (96, 96, 106).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#60606A color codes

HEX	`#60606A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 96, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.05, 2.18, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.05, 6.07, 291.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.608, 11.893, 15.317)`
Decimal	`6316138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60606A, 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 #60606A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60606A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #60606A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60606a; }
.text { color: #60606a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60606a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 96 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60606a, #65606a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60606A?: #60606A is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60606A?: The RGB value is 96, 96, 106: 96 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60606A?: The complementary color is #6A6A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60606A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.