What color is #60614D?

#60614D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60614D?

The RGB value is 96, 97, 77: 96 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60614D?

The complementary color is #4E4D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60614D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60614D color

#60614D rgb(96, 97, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60614D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38% green and 30.2% blue (96, 97, 77).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#60614D color codes

HEX	`#60614D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 97, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, -4.21, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 12.07, 110.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.438, 11.572, 8.703)`
Decimal	`6316365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60614D, 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 #60614D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60614D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #60614D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60614d; }
.text { color: #60614d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60614d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 97 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60614d, #56614d); }

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Questions

What color is #60614D?: #60614D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60614D?: The RGB value is 96, 97, 77: 96 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60614D?: The complementary color is #4E4D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60614D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.