What color is #606641?

#606641 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606641?

The RGB value is 96, 102, 65: 96 red, 102 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606641?

The complementary color is #474166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606641 color

#606641 rgb(96, 102, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #606641 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40% green and 25.5% blue (96, 102, 65).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#606641 color codes

HEX	`#606641`
RGB	`rgb(96, 102, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -9, 20.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 22.09, 114.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.529, 12.371, 6.833)`
Decimal	`6317633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606641, 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 #606641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #606641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606641; }
.text { color: #606641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 102 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606641, #4d6641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #606641?: #606641 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606641?: The RGB value is 96, 102, 65: 96 red, 102 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606641?: The complementary color is #474166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.