What color is #606975?

#606975 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606975?

The RGB value is 96, 105, 117: 96 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606975?

The complementary color is #756C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606975 color

#606975 rgb(96, 105, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606975 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.2% green and 45.9% blue (96, 105, 117).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#606975 color codes

HEX	`#606975`
RGB	`rgb(96, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, -0.66, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 7.89, 265.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.086, 13.874, 18.815)`
Decimal	`6318453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606975, 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 #606975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #606975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606975; }
.text { color: #606975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606975, #626075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606975?: #606975 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606975?: The RGB value is 96, 105, 117: 96 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606975?: The complementary color is #756C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.