What color is #606D49?

#606D49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606D49?

The RGB value is 96, 109, 73: 96 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606D49?

The complementary color is #56496D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606D49 color

#606D49 rgb(96, 109, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #606D49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42.7% green and 28.6% blue (96, 109, 73).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#606D49 color codes

HEX	`#606D49`
RGB	`rgb(96, 109, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 33%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, -11.77, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 21.96, 122.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.495, 13.905, 8.38)`
Decimal	`6319433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606D49, 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 #606D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #606D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606d49; }
.text { color: #606d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 109 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606d49, #4e6d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #606D49?: #606D49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606D49?: The RGB value is 96, 109, 73: 96 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606D49?: The complementary color is #56496D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.