What color is #606C59?

#606C59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606C59?

The RGB value is 96, 108, 89: 96 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606C59?

The complementary color is #65596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606C59 color

#606C59 rgb(96, 108, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606C59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42.4% green and 34.9% blue (96, 108, 89).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#606C59 color codes

HEX	`#606C59`
RGB	`rgb(96, 108, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.14, -8.45, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.14, 12.44, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.989, 13.933, 11.507)`
Decimal	`6319193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606C59, 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 #606C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #606C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606c59; }
.text { color: #606c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 108 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606c59, #596c5b); }

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Questions

What color is #606C59?: #606C59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606C59?: The RGB value is 96, 108, 89: 96 red, 108 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606C59?: The complementary color is #65596C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.