What color is #606458?

#606458 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606458?

The RGB value is 96, 100, 88: 96 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606458?

The complementary color is #5C5864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606458 color

#606458 rgb(96, 100, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606458 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.2% green and 34.5% blue (96, 100, 88).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#606458 color codes

HEX	`#606458`
RGB	`rgb(96, 100, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -3.99, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 7.44, 122.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.142, 12.306, 11.019)`
Decimal	`6317144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606458, 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 #606458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #606458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606458; }
.text { color: #606458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 100 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606458, #5a6458); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606458?: #606458 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606458?: The RGB value is 96, 100, 88: 96 red, 100 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606458?: The complementary color is #5C5864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.