What color is #606271?

#606271 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606271?

The RGB value is 96, 98, 113: 96 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606271?

The complementary color is #716F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606271?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606271 color

#606271 rgb(96, 98, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606271 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.4% green and 44.3% blue (96, 98, 113).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#606271 color codes

HEX	`#606271`
RGB	`rgb(96, 98, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 2.6, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 9.09, 286.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.172, 12.414, 17.375)`
Decimal	`6316657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606271, 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 #606271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #606271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606271; }
.text { color: #606271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 98 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606271, #666071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606271?: #606271 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606271?: The RGB value is 96, 98, 113: 96 red, 98 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606271?: The complementary color is #716F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606271?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.