What color is #60667A?

#60667A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60667A?

The RGB value is 96, 102, 122: 96 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60667A?

The complementary color is #7A7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60667A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60667A color

#60667A rgb(96, 102, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60667A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40% green and 47.8% blue (96, 102, 122).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#60667A color codes

HEX	`#60667A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 102, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, 2.36, -11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 12.16, 281.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.087, 13.394, 20.304)`
Decimal	`6317690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60667A, 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 #60667A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60667A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #60667A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60667a; }
.text { color: #60667a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60667a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 102 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60667a, #67607a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #60667A?: #60667A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60667A?: The RGB value is 96, 102, 122: 96 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60667A?: The complementary color is #7A7460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60667A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.