What color is #606A36?

#606A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606A36?

The RGB value is 96, 106, 54: 96 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606A36?

The complementary color is #40366A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606A36 color

#606A36 rgb(96, 106, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #606A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.6% green and 21.2% blue (96, 106, 54).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#606A36 color codes

HEX	`#606A36`
RGB	`rgb(96, 106, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 49%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, -12.68, 27.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 30.53, 114.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.644, 13.061, 5.45)`
Decimal	`6318646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606A36, 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 #606A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #606A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606a36; }
.text { color: #606a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 106 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606a36, #466a36); }

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Questions

What color is #606A36?: #606A36 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606A36?: The RGB value is 96, 106, 54: 96 red, 106 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606A36?: The complementary color is #40366A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.