What color is #60684F?

#60684F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60684F?

The RGB value is 96, 104, 79: 96 red, 104 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60684F?

The complementary color is #574F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60684F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60684F color

#60684F rgb(96, 104, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #60684F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.8% green and 31% blue (96, 104, 79).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#60684F color codes

HEX	`#60684F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 104, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -7.95, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 15.32, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.185, 12.952, 9.306)`
Decimal	`6318159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60684F, 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 #60684F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60684F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #60684F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60684f; }
.text { color: #60684f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60684f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 104 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60684f, #54684f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #60684F?: #60684F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60684F?: The RGB value is 96, 104, 79: 96 red, 104 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60684F?: The complementary color is #574F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60684F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.