What color is #60658A?

#60658A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60658A?

The RGB value is 96, 101, 138: 96 red, 101 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60658A?

The complementary color is #8A8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60658A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60658A color

#60658A rgb(96, 101, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60658A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.6% green and 54.1% blue (96, 101, 138).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#60658A color codes

HEX	`#60658A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 101, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 7.15, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 22.23, 288.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.064, 13.629, 25.929)`
Decimal	`6317450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60658A, 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 #60658A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60658A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #60658A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60658a; }
.text { color: #60658a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60658a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 101 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60658a, #70608a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #60658A?: #60658A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60658A?: The RGB value is 96, 101, 138: 96 red, 101 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60658A?: The complementary color is #8A8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60658A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.