What color is #606A54?

#606A54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606A54?

The RGB value is 96, 106, 84: 96 red, 106 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606A54?

The complementary color is #5E546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606A54 color

#606A54 rgb(96, 106, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #606A54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.6% green and 32.9% blue (96, 106, 84).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#606A54 color codes

HEX	`#606A54`
RGB	`rgb(96, 106, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, -8.23, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 13.82, 126.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.578, 13.435, 10.369)`
Decimal	`6318676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606A54, 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 #606A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #606A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606a54; }
.text { color: #606a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 106 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606a54, #556a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #606A54?: #606A54 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606A54?: The RGB value is 96, 106, 84: 96 red, 106 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606A54?: The complementary color is #5E546A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.