What color is #606C41?

#606C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606C41?

The RGB value is 96, 108, 65: 96 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606C41?

The complementary color is #4D416C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606C41 color

#606C41 rgb(96, 108, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #606C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42.4% green and 25.5% blue (96, 108, 65).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#606C41 color codes

HEX	`#606C41`
RGB	`rgb(96, 108, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 40%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.64, -12.39, 22.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.64, 25.75, 118.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.141, 13.594, 7.037)`
Decimal	`6319169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606C41, 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 #606C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #606C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606c41; }
.text { color: #606c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 108 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606c41, #4a6c41); }

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Questions

What color is #606C41?: #606C41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606C41?: The RGB value is 96, 108, 65: 96 red, 108 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606C41?: The complementary color is #4D416C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.