What color is #606069?

#606069 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606069?

The RGB value is 96, 96, 105: 96 red, 96 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606069?

The complementary color is #696960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606069 color

#606069 rgb(96, 96, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606069 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 37.6% green and 41.2% blue (96, 96, 105).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#606069 color codes

HEX	`#606069`
RGB	`rgb(96, 96, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 1.96, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 5.46, 290.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.556, 11.872, 15.045)`
Decimal	`6316137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606069, 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 #606069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #606069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606069; }
.text { color: #606069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 96 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606069, #656069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #606069?: #606069 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606069?: The RGB value is 96, 96, 105: 96 red, 96 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606069?: The complementary color is #696960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.