What color is #606B74?

#606B74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606B74?

The RGB value is 96, 107, 116: 96 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606B74?

The complementary color is #746960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606B74 color

#606B74 rgb(96, 107, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606B74 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42% green and 45.5% blue (96, 107, 116).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#606B74 color codes

HEX	`#606B74`
RGB	`rgb(96, 107, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, -2.09, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 6.76, 251.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.233, 14.263, 18.575)`
Decimal	`6318964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606B74, 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 #606B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #606B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606b74; }
.text { color: #606b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 107 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606b74, #606174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606B74?: #606B74 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606B74?: The RGB value is 96, 107, 116: 96 red, 107 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606B74?: The complementary color is #746960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.