What color is #60769B?

#60769B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60769B?

The RGB value is 96, 118, 155: 96 red, 118 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60769B?

The complementary color is #9B8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60769B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60769B color

#60769B rgb(96, 118, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60769B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 46.3% green and 60.8% blue (96, 118, 155).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#60769B color codes

HEX	`#60769B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 118, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 46.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 1.6, -22.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 22.6, 274.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.217, 17.809, 33.534)`
Decimal	`6321819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60769B, 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 #60769B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60769B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #60769B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60769b; }
.text { color: #60769b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60769b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 118 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60769b, #67609b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #60769B?: #60769B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60769B?: The RGB value is 96, 118, 155: 96 red, 118 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60769B?: The complementary color is #9B8560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60769B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.