Information about #606959 color

#606959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #606959 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(96, 105, 89) (37.6% red, 41.2% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 4 / 0 / 6 / 59 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #606959 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 practically indistinguishable from Aloeswood Brown (#5A6457). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cactus (#5B6F55) and Triple Stack (#656660).

In RGB terms — rgb(96, 105, 89) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #606959 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #606959 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#606959 color variations

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

#606959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#606959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#606959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#606959 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#606959 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #606959

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

Aloeswood Brown color link
Aloeswood Brown

#5A6457

Cactus color link
Cactus

#5B6F55

Triple Stack color link
Triple Stack

#656660

Greyish Dark Green color link
Greyish Dark Green

#656255

Evolution color link
Evolution

#676455

Half Masala color link
Half Masala

#67635C

Pickled Aspen color link
Pickled Aspen

#5B6452

Pure Pewter color link
Pure Pewter

#666156

Paddock color link
Paddock

#667156

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Double Tapa color link
Double Tapa

#6A6A5F

#606959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#606959
  • RGB96, 105, 89
  • CMYK4, 0, 6, 59
  • CSSrgb(96, 105, 89)
  • HSL94°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise93.75°, 8.247%, 38.039%
  • HSV94°, 15%, 41%
  • HSB94°, 15%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.376, 0.412, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.376, 0.412, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.376, 0.412, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID606959
  • DECIMAL ID6318425
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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