What color is #60838F?

#60838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60838F?

The RGB value is 96, 131, 143: 96 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60838F?

The complementary color is #8F6C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60838F color

#60838F rgb(96, 131, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #60838F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (96, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#60838F color codes

HEX	`#60838F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -9.2, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 13.9, 228.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.896, 20.702, 29.034)`
Decimal	`6325135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60838F, 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 #60838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #60838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60838f; }
.text { color: #60838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60838f, #606b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #60838F?: #60838F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60838F?: The RGB value is 96, 131, 143: 96 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60838F?: The complementary color is #8F6C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.