What color is #60616B?

#60616B is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60616B?

The RGB value is 96, 97, 107: 96 red, 97 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60616B?

The complementary color is #6B6A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60616B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60616B color

#60616B rgb(96, 97, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60616B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38% green and 42% blue (96, 97, 107).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#60616B color codes

HEX	`#60616B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 97, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 1.8, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 6.06, 287.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.752, 12.098, 15.623)`
Decimal	`6316395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60616B, 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 #60616B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60616B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #60616B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60616b; }
.text { color: #60616b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60616b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 97 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60616b, #65606b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #60616B?: #60616B is a gray, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60616B?: The RGB value is 96, 97, 107: 96 red, 97 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60616B?: The complementary color is #6B6A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60616B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.