What color is #606F6F?

#606F6F 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 #606F6F?

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

What is the complementary color of #606F6F?

The complementary color is #6F6060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606F6F color

#606F6F rgb(96, 111, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606F6F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#606F6F color codes

HEX	`#606F6F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 111, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, -5.6, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 5.91, 198.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.377, 15.003, 17.227)`
Decimal	`6319983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606F6F, 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 #606F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #606F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606f6f; }
.text { color: #606f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 111 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606f6f, #60686f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #606F6F?: #606F6F 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 #606F6F?: The RGB value is 96, 111, 111: 96 red, 111 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606F6F?: The complementary color is #6F6060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.