What color is #60645C?

#60645C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60645C?

The RGB value is 96, 100, 92: 96 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60645C?

The complementary color is #605C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60645C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60645C color

#60645C rgb(96, 100, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60645C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.2% green and 36.1% blue (96, 100, 92).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#60645C color codes

HEX	`#60645C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 100, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 8%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -3.21, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 5.13, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.312, 12.374, 11.916)`
Decimal	`6317148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60645C, 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 #60645C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60645C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #60645C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60645c; }
.text { color: #60645c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60645c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 100 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60645c, #5c645c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60645C?: #60645C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60645C?: The RGB value is 96, 100, 92: 96 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60645C?: The complementary color is #605C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60645C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.