What color is #606759?

#606759 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606759?

The RGB value is 96, 103, 89: 96 red, 103 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606759?

The complementary color is #605967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606759?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606759 color

#606759 rgb(96, 103, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606759 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.4% green and 34.9% blue (96, 103, 89).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#606759 color codes

HEX	`#606759`
RGB	`rgb(96, 103, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, -5.56, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 8.93, 128.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.477, 12.909, 11.336)`
Decimal	`6317913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606759, 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 #606759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #606759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606759; }
.text { color: #606759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 103 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606759, #596759); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606759?: #606759 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606759?: The RGB value is 96, 103, 89: 96 red, 103 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606759?: The complementary color is #605967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606759?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.