What color is #606269?

#606269 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606269?

The RGB value is 96, 98, 105: 96 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606269?

The complementary color is #696760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606269 color

#606269 rgb(96, 98, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606269 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.4% green and 41.2% blue (96, 98, 105).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#606269 color codes

HEX	`#606269`
RGB	`rgb(96, 98, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 0.75, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 4.3, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.741, 12.242, 15.106)`
Decimal	`6316649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606269, 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 #606269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #606269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606269; }
.text { color: #606269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 98 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606269, #636069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #606269?: #606269 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606269?: The RGB value is 96, 98, 105: 96 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606269?: The complementary color is #696760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.