What color is #606261?

#606261 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606261?

The RGB value is 96, 98, 97: 96 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606261?

The complementary color is #626061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606261 color

#606261 rgb(96, 98, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606261 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (96, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#606261 color codes

HEX	`#606261`
RGB	`rgb(96, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, -0.99, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 1.03, 163.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.349, 12.085, 13.042)`
Decimal	`6316641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606261, 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 #606261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #606261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606261; }
.text { color: #606261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606261, #606262); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606261?: #606261 is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606261?: The RGB value is 96, 98, 97: 96 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606261?: The complementary color is #626061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.