What color is #606E75?

#606E75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E75?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 117: 96 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E75?

The complementary color is #756760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606E75 color

#606E75 rgb(96, 110, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606E75 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (96, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#606E75 color codes

HEX	`#606E75`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, -3.62, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 6.72, 237.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.61, 14.923, 18.989)`
Decimal	`6319733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E75, 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 #606E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #606E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e75; }
.text { color: #606e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e75, #606475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606E75?: #606E75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E75?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 117: 96 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E75?: The complementary color is #756760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.