What color is #606A90?

#606A90 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 #606A90?

The RGB value is 96, 106, 144: 96 red, 106 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606A90?

The complementary color is #908660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606A90 color

#606A90 rgb(96, 106, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606A90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 41.6% green and 56.5% blue (96, 106, 144).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#606A90 color codes

HEX	`#606A90`
RGB	`rgb(96, 106, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 41.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 5.74, -22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 22.78, 284.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.011, 14.808, 28.447)`
Decimal	`6318736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606A90, 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 #606A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #606A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606a90; }
.text { color: #606a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 106 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606a90, #6e6090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #606A90?: #606A90 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 #606A90?: The RGB value is 96, 106, 144: 96 red, 106 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606A90?: The complementary color is #908660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.