What color is #606A7B?

#606A7B 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 #606A7B?

The RGB value is 96, 106, 123: 96 red, 106 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606A7B?

The complementary color is #7B7160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606A7B color

#606A7B rgb(96, 106, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606A7B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.6% green and 48.2% blue (96, 106, 123).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#606A7B color codes

HEX	`#606A7B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 106, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 22%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, 0.21, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 10.72, 271.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.552, 14.225, 20.767)`
Decimal	`6318715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606A7B, 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 #606A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #606A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606a7b; }
.text { color: #606a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 106 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606a7b, #64607b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606A7B?: #606A7B 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 #606A7B?: The RGB value is 96, 106, 123: 96 red, 106 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606A7B?: The complementary color is #7B7160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.