What color is #606F68?

#606F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606F68?

The RGB value is 96, 111, 104: 96 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606F68?

The complementary color is #6F6067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606F68 color

#606F68 rgb(96, 111, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606F68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (96, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#606F68 color codes

HEX	`#606F68`
RGB	`rgb(96, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, -7.15, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 7.42, 164.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.006, 14.855, 15.276)`
Decimal	`6319976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606F68, 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 #606F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #606F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606f68; }
.text { color: #606f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606f68, #606f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #606F68?: #606F68 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606F68?: The RGB value is 96, 111, 104: 96 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606F68?: The complementary color is #6F6067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.