What color is #606F58?

#606F58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606F58?

The RGB value is 96, 111, 88: 96 red, 111 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606F58?

The complementary color is #67586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606F58 color

#606F58 rgb(96, 111, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #606F58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.5% green and 34.5% blue (96, 111, 88).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#606F58 color codes

HEX	`#606F58`
RGB	`rgb(96, 111, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, -10.35, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 15.08, 133.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.269, 14.56, 11.395)`
Decimal	`6319960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606F58, 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 #606F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #606F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606f58; }
.text { color: #606f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 111 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606f58, #586f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #606F58?: #606F58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606F58?: The RGB value is 96, 111, 88: 96 red, 111 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606F58?: The complementary color is #67586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.