What color is #60677C?

#60677C 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 #60677C?

The RGB value is 96, 103, 124: 96 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60677C?

The complementary color is #7C7560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60677C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60677C color

#60677C rgb(96, 103, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60677C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (96, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 5.63:1).

#60677C color codes

HEX	`#60677C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, 2.26, -12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 12.79, 280.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.311, 13.642, 20.997)`
Decimal	`6317948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60677C, 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 #60677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #60677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60677c; }
.text { color: #60677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60677c, #67607c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #60677C?: #60677C 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 #60677C?: The RGB value is 96, 103, 124: 96 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60677C?: The complementary color is #7C7560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60677C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.