What color is #606961?

#606961 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606961?

The RGB value is 96, 105, 97: 96 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606961?

The complementary color is #696068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606961 color

#606961 rgb(96, 105, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606961 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (96, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#606961 color codes

HEX	`#606961`
RGB	`rgb(96, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, -5.14, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 6.12, 147.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.033, 13.453, 13.27)`
Decimal	`6318433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606961, 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 #606961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #606961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606961; }
.text { color: #606961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606961, #606966); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606961?: #606961 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606961?: The RGB value is 96, 105, 97: 96 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606961?: The complementary color is #696068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.