What color is #60657D?

#60657D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60657D?

The RGB value is 96, 101, 125: 96 red, 101 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60657D?

The complementary color is #7D7860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60657D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60657D color

#60657D rgb(96, 101, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60657D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.6% green and 49% blue (96, 101, 125).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#60657D color codes

HEX	`#60657D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 101, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.17, 3.73, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.17, 14.5, 284.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.178, 13.275, 21.266)`
Decimal	`6317437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60657D, 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 #60657D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60657D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #60657D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60657d; }
.text { color: #60657d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60657d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 101 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60657d, #69607d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #60657D?: #60657D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60657D?: The RGB value is 96, 101, 125: 96 red, 101 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60657D?: The complementary color is #7D7860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60657D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.