What color is #606F6C?

#606F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606F6C?

The RGB value is 96, 111, 108: 96 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606F6C?

The complementary color is #6F6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606F6C color

#606F6C rgb(96, 111, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606F6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.5% green and 42.4% blue (96, 111, 108).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#606F6C color codes

HEX	`#606F6C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 111, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, -6.27, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 6.28, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.214, 14.938, 16.372)`
Decimal	`6319980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606F6C, 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 #606F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #606F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606f6c; }
.text { color: #606f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 111 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606f6c, #606b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #606F6C?: #606F6C is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606F6C?: The RGB value is 96, 111, 108: 96 red, 111 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606F6C?: The complementary color is #6F6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.