What color is #606E5A?

#606E5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E5A?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 90: 96 red, 110 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E5A?

The complementary color is #685A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606E5A color

#606E5A rgb(96, 110, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #606E5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 35.3% blue (96, 110, 90).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#606E5A color codes

HEX	`#606E5A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, -9.4, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 13.31, 134.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.245, 14.377, 11.801)`
Decimal	`6319706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E5A, 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 #606E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #606E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e5a; }
.text { color: #606e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e5a, #5a6e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #606E5A?: #606E5A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E5A?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 90: 96 red, 110 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E5A?: The complementary color is #685A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.