What color is #606B61?

#606B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606B61?

The RGB value is 96, 107, 97: 96 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606B61?

The complementary color is #6B606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606B61 color

#606B61 rgb(96, 107, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606B61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42% green and 38% blue (96, 107, 97).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% 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 5.57:1).

#606B61 color codes

HEX	`#606B61`
RGB	`rgb(96, 107, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, -6.3, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 7.57, 146.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.239, 13.865, 13.338)`
Decimal	`6318945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606B61, 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 #606B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #606B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606b61; }
.text { color: #606b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 107 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606b61, #606b67); }

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Questions

What color is #606B61?: #606B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606B61?: The RGB value is 96, 107, 97: 96 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606B61?: The complementary color is #6B606A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.