What color is #60615B?

#60615B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60615B?

The RGB value is 96, 97, 91: 96 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60615B?

The complementary color is #5C5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60615B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60615B color

#60615B rgb(96, 97, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60615B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38% green and 35.7% blue (96, 97, 91).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#60615B color codes

HEX	`#60615B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 97, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -1.62, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 3.66, 116.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.987, 11.792, 11.593)`
Decimal	`6316379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60615B, 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 #60615B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60615B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #60615B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60615b; }
.text { color: #60615b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60615b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 97 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60615b, #5d615b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60615B?: #60615B is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60615B?: The RGB value is 96, 97, 91: 96 red, 97 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60615B?: The complementary color is #5C5B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60615B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.