What color is #60688D?

#60688D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60688D?

The RGB value is 96, 104, 141: 96 red, 104 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60688D?

The complementary color is #8D8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60688D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60688D color

#60688D rgb(96, 104, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60688D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.8% green and 55.3% blue (96, 104, 141).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#60688D color codes

HEX	`#60688D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 104, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.67, 6.13, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.67, 22.19, 286.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.581, 14.31, 27.188)`
Decimal	`6318221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60688D, 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 #60688D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60688D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #60688D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60688d; }
.text { color: #60688d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60688d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 104 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60688d, #6f608d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #60688D?: #60688D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60688D?: The RGB value is 96, 104, 141: 96 red, 104 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60688D?: The complementary color is #8D8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60688D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.