What color is #606A60?

#606A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606A60?

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

What is the complementary color of #606A60?

The complementary color is #6A606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606A60 color

#606A60 rgb(96, 106, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606A60 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#606A60 color codes

HEX	`#606A60`
RGB	`rgb(96, 106, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, -5.93, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 7.33, 143.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.089, 13.639, 13.06)`
Decimal	`6318688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606A60, 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 #606A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #606A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606a60; }
.text { color: #606a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 106 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606a60, #606a65); }

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Questions

What color is #606A60?: #606A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606A60?: The RGB value is 96, 106, 96: 96 red, 106 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606A60?: The complementary color is #6A606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.