What color is #60747D?

#60747D 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 #60747D?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 125: 96 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60747D?

The complementary color is #7D6960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60747D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60747D color

#60747D rgb(96, 116, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60747D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 49% blue (96, 116, 125).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#60747D color codes

HEX	`#60747D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.57, -5.19, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.57, 9.04, 234.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.77, 16.458, 21.797)`
Decimal	`6321277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60747D, 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 #60747D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60747D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #60747D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60747d; }
.text { color: #60747d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60747d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60747d, #60657d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #60747D?: #60747D 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 #60747D?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 125: 96 red, 116 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60747D?: The complementary color is #7D6960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60747D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.