What color is #60855D?

#60855D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60855D?

The RGB value is 96, 133, 93: 96 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60855D?

The complementary color is #825D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60855D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60855D color

#60855D rgb(96, 133, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #60855D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.2% green and 36.5% blue (96, 133, 93).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#60855D color codes

HEX	`#60855D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 133, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, -21.34, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 27.61, 140.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.187, 20.052, 13.424)`
Decimal	`6325597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60855D, 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 #60855D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60855D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #60855D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60855d; }
.text { color: #60855d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60855d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 133 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60855d, #5d856e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #60855D?: #60855D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60855D?: The RGB value is 96, 133, 93: 96 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60855D?: The complementary color is #825D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60855D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.