What color is #606D82?

#606D82 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606D82?

The RGB value is 96, 109, 130: 96 red, 109 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606D82?

The complementary color is #827560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606D82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606D82 color

#606D82 rgb(96, 109, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606D82 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 42.7% green and 51% blue (96, 109, 130).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#606D82 color codes

HEX	`#606D82`
RGB	`rgb(96, 109, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 42.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, 0.19, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 13.21, 270.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.321, 15.035, 23.262)`
Decimal	`6319490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606D82, 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 #606D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #606D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606d82; }
.text { color: #606d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 109 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606d82, #646082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #606D82?: #606D82 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606D82?: The RGB value is 96, 109, 130: 96 red, 109 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606D82?: The complementary color is #827560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606D82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.