What color is #606E53?

#606E53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E53?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 83: 96 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E53?

The complementary color is #61536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606E53 color

#606E53 rgb(96, 110, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #606E53 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 32.5% blue (96, 110, 83).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#606E53 color codes

HEX	`#606E53`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, -10.68, 13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 17.1, 128.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.961, 14.263, 10.305)`
Decimal	`6319699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E53, 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 #606E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #606E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e53; }
.text { color: #606e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e53, #536e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #606E53?: #606E53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E53?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 83: 96 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E53?: The complementary color is #61536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.