What color is #60695B?

#60695B is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60695B?

The RGB value is 96, 105, 91: 96 red, 105 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60695B?

The complementary color is #645B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60695B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60695B color

#60695B rgb(96, 105, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60695B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.2% green and 35.7% blue (96, 105, 91).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#60695B color codes

HEX	`#60695B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 105, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, -6.34, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 9.23, 133.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.763, 13.345, 11.852)`
Decimal	`6318427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60695B, 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 #60695B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60695B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #60695B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60695b; }
.text { color: #60695b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60695b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 105 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60695b, #5b695d); }

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Questions

What color is #60695B?: #60695B is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60695B?: The RGB value is 96, 105, 91: 96 red, 105 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60695B?: The complementary color is #645B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60695B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.