What color is #60727A?

#60727A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60727A?

The RGB value is 96, 114, 122: 96 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60727A?

The complementary color is #7A6860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60727A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60727A color

#60727A rgb(96, 114, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60727A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (96, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#60727A color codes

HEX	`#60727A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.88, -4.76, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.88, 8.17, 234.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.353, 15.926, 20.726)`
Decimal	`6320762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60727A, 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 #60727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #60727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60727a; }
.text { color: #60727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60727a, #60657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #60727A?: #60727A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60727A?: The RGB value is 96, 114, 122: 96 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60727A?: The complementary color is #7A6860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60727A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.