What color is #60716D?

#60716D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60716D?

The RGB value is 96, 113, 109: 96 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60716D?

The complementary color is #716064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60716D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60716D color

#60716D rgb(96, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60716D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (96, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#60716D color codes

HEX	`#60716D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, -7.21, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 7.21, 179.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.489, 15.401, 16.727)`
Decimal	`6320493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60716D, 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 #60716D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60716D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #60716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60716d; }
.text { color: #60716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60716d, #606d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #60716D?: #60716D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60716D?: The RGB value is 96, 113, 109: 96 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60716D?: The complementary color is #716064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60716D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.