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#606B38 Color

#606B38 is rgb(96, 107, 56) in RGB, hsl(73, 31%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#606B38
HEX#606B38
RGBrgb(96, 107, 56)
HSLhsl(73, 31%, 32%)
HSVhsv(73, 48%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.075 119.1)
LABlab(43.33% -10.86 26.94)
LCHlch(43.33% 29.05 111.96)

What #606B38 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #606B38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 5.76Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 6.56Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 8.29Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 8.34Army Green#4B5320ΔE 9.81Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 11.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#606B38 Channel Values

How #606B38 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 107 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 31% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 48% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #606B38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #606B38 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #606B38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #606B38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#606B38
Complementary
#43386B
Analogous
#6B5D38
Analogous
#476B38
Triadic
#38606B
Triadic
#6B3860
Split comp.
#38476B
Split comp.
#5D386B

Tints & Shades of #606B38

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B8948
#98A95B
#ABB979
#C0CA9B
#D3DAB9
#E8ECDA

Shades

#545E31
#48502A
#3C4323
#30351C
#242815
#181B0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #606B38.

How #606B38 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#606B38
Protanopia#696938
Protanomaly#666A38
Deuteranopia#686839
Deuteranomaly#656938
Tritanopia#656666
Tritanomaly#636857
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #606B38 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-606b38: #606B38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #606B38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-606b38': '#606B38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.420, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_606b38">#606B38</color>
SVG fillfill="#606B38"

More Green Colors

#606B38 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#606B38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #606B38?

#606B38 is a dark green — rgb(96, 107, 56) in RGB and hsl(73, 31%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fatigue Green (#5B6238), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #606B38?

#606B38 is rgb(96, 107, 56) — red 96, green 107, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #606B38?

#606B38 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #606B38 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #606B38 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #606B38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #606B38 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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