What color is #606B62?

#606B62 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606B62?

The RGB value is 96, 107, 98: 96 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606B62?

The complementary color is #6B6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606B62 color

#606B62 rgb(96, 107, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606B62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42% green and 38.4% blue (96, 107, 98).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 5% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#606B62 color codes

HEX	`#606B62`
RGB	`rgb(96, 107, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 5%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, -6.1, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 7.09, 149.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.286, 13.884, 13.585)`
Decimal	`6318946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606B62, 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 #606B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #606B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606b62; }
.text { color: #606b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 107 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606b62, #606b68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #606B62?: #606B62 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606B62?: The RGB value is 96, 107, 98: 96 red, 107 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606B62?: The complementary color is #6B6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.