What color is #606763?

#606763 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606763?

The RGB value is 96, 103, 99: 96 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606763?

The complementary color is #676064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606763 color

#606763 rgb(96, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606763 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (96, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#606763 color codes

HEX	`#606763`
RGB	`rgb(96, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, -3.55, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 3.79, 159.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.926, 13.088, 13.7)`
Decimal	`6317923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606763, 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 #606763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #606763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606763; }
.text { color: #606763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606763, #606767); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606763?: #606763 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606763?: The RGB value is 96, 103, 99: 96 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606763?: The complementary color is #676064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.