What color is #60635A?

#60635A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60635A?

The RGB value is 96, 99, 90: 96 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60635A?

The complementary color is #5D5A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60635A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60635A color

#60635A rgb(96, 99, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60635A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.8% green and 35.3% blue (96, 99, 90).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#60635A color codes

HEX	`#60635A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 99, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, -3.01, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 5.59, 122.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.131, 12.149, 11.429)`
Decimal	`6316890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60635A, 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 #60635A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60635A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #60635A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60635a; }
.text { color: #60635a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60635a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 99 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60635a, #5c635a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #60635A?: #60635A is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60635A?: The RGB value is 96, 99, 90: 96 red, 99 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60635A?: The complementary color is #5D5A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60635A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.