What color is #60725E?

#60725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60725E?

The RGB value is 96, 114, 94: 96 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60725E?

The complementary color is #705E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60725E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60725E color

#60725E rgb(96, 114, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #60725E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (96, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#60725E color codes

HEX	`#60725E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.08, -10.9, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.08, 14.06, 140.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.861, 15.329, 12.869)`
Decimal	`6320734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60725E, 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 #60725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #60725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60725e; }
.text { color: #60725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60725e, #5e7266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #60725E?: #60725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60725E?: The RGB value is 96, 114, 94: 96 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60725E?: The complementary color is #705E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60725E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.