Information about #606261 color

#606261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #606261 is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(96, 98, 97) — 37.6% red, 38.4% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #606261 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Storm Dust (#646463). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267) and Triple Stack (#656660).

In RGB terms — rgb(96, 98, 97) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #606261 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #606261 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#606261 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#606261 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #606261

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Carbon Gray color link
Carbon Gray

#625D5D

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Chicane color link
Chicane

#686765

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#606261
  • RGB96, 98, 97
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 62
  • CSSrgb(96, 98, 97)
  • HSL150°, 1%, 38%
  • HSL Precise150°, 1.031%, 38.039%
  • HSV150°, 2%, 38%
  • HSB150°, 2%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.384, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.384, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.384, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID606261
  • DECIMAL ID6316641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01