What color is #606983?

#606983 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606983?

The RGB value is 96, 105, 131: 96 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606983?

The complementary color is #837A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606983 color

#606983 rgb(96, 105, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606983 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.2% green and 51.4% blue (96, 105, 131).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#606983 color codes

HEX	`#606983`
RGB	`rgb(96, 105, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, 2.85, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 15.78, 280.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.971, 14.228, 23.479)`
Decimal	`6318467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606983, 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 #606983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #606983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606983; }
.text { color: #606983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 105 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606983, #696083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606983?: #606983 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606983?: The RGB value is 96, 105, 131: 96 red, 105 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606983?: The complementary color is #837A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.