What color is #60786B?

#60786B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60786B?

The RGB value is 96, 120, 107: 96 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60786B?

The complementary color is #78606D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60786B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60786B color

#60786B rgb(96, 120, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #60786B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (96, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#60786B color codes

HEX	`#60786B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, -11.61, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 12.37, 159.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.193, 16.981, 16.437)`
Decimal	`6322283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60786B, 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 #60786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #60786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60786b; }
.text { color: #60786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60786b, #607877); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60786B?: #60786B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60786B?: The RGB value is 96, 120, 107: 96 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60786B?: The complementary color is #78606D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60786B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.