What color is #606241?

#606241 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606241?

The RGB value is 96, 98, 65: 96 red, 98 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606241?

The complementary color is #434162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606241 color

#606241 rgb(96, 98, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #606241 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.4% green and 25.5% blue (96, 98, 65).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#606241 color codes

HEX	`#606241`
RGB	`rgb(96, 98, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.58, -6.69, 18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.58, 19.74, 109.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.146, 11.604, 6.705)`
Decimal	`6316609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606241, 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 #606241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #606241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606241; }
.text { color: #606241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 98 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606241, #506241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #606241?: #606241 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606241?: The RGB value is 96, 98, 65: 96 red, 98 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606241?: The complementary color is #434162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.