What color is #606355?

#606355 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606355?

The RGB value is 96, 99, 85: 96 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606355?

The complementary color is #585563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606355 color

#606355 rgb(96, 99, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606355 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.8% green and 33.3% blue (96, 99, 85).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#606355 color codes

HEX	`#606355`
RGB	`rgb(96, 99, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.32, -3.97, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.32, 8.54, 117.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.925, 12.066, 10.346)`
Decimal	`6316885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606355, 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 #606355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #606355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606355; }
.text { color: #606355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 99 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606355, #596355); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #606355?: #606355 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606355?: The RGB value is 96, 99, 85: 96 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606355?: The complementary color is #585563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.