What color is #606C7F?

#606C7F 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 #606C7F?

The RGB value is 96, 108, 127: 96 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606C7F?

The complementary color is #7F7360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606C7F color

#606C7F rgb(96, 108, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606C7F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42.4% green and 49.8% blue (96, 108, 127).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#606C7F color codes

HEX	`#606C7F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 108, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 0.02, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 12.02, 270.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.016, 14.744, 22.182)`
Decimal	`6319231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606C7F, 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 #606C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #606C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606c7f; }
.text { color: #606c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 108 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606c7f, #63607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606C7F?: #606C7F 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 #606C7F?: The RGB value is 96, 108, 127: 96 red, 108 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606C7F?: The complementary color is #7F7360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.