What color is #60856E?

#60856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60856E?

The RGB value is 96, 133, 110: 96 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60856E?

The complementary color is #856077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60856E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60856E color

#60856E rgb(96, 133, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #60856E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (96, 133, 110).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#60856E color codes

HEX	`#60856E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 133, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -18.05, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 19.86, 155.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.025, 20.387, 17.84)`
Decimal	`6325614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60856E, 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 #60856E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#60856E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #60856E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60856e; }
.text { color: #60856e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60856e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 133 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60856e, #608581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #60856E?: #60856E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60856E?: The RGB value is 96, 133, 110: 96 red, 133 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60856E?: The complementary color is #856077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60856E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.