What color is #606B86?

#606B86 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 #606B86?

The RGB value is 96, 107, 134: 96 red, 107 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606B86?

The complementary color is #867B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606B86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606B86 color

#606B86 rgb(96, 107, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606B86 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42% green and 52.5% blue (96, 107, 134).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#606B86 color codes

HEX	`#606B86`
RGB	`rgb(96, 107, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, 2.43, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 16.44, 278.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.383, 14.723, 24.634)`
Decimal	`6318982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606B86, 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 #606B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #606B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606b86; }
.text { color: #606b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 107 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606b86, #686086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #606B86?: #606B86 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 #606B86?: The RGB value is 96, 107, 134: 96 red, 107 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606B86?: The complementary color is #867B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606B86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.