What color is #606370?

#606370 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606370?

The RGB value is 96, 99, 112: 96 red, 99 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606370?

The complementary color is #706D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606370 color

#606370 rgb(96, 99, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 38.8% green and 43.9% blue (96, 99, 112).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#606370 color codes

HEX	`#606370`
RGB	`rgb(96, 99, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 38.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.12, 1.75, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.12, 7.91, 282.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.21, 12.58, 17.111)`
Decimal	`6316912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606370, 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 #606370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #606370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606370; }
.text { color: #606370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 99 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606370, #656070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #606370?: #606370 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606370?: The RGB value is 96, 99, 112: 96 red, 99 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606370?: The complementary color is #706D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.