What color is #606E79?

#606E79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E79?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 121: 96 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E79?

The complementary color is #796B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606E79 color

#606E79 rgb(96, 110, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606E79 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 47.5% blue (96, 110, 121).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Batman (#656E72), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#606E79 color codes

HEX	`#606E79`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -2.66, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 8.3, 251.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.85, 15.019, 20.255)`
Decimal	`6319737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E79, 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 #606E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #606E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e79; }
.text { color: #606e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e79, #606279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606E79?: #606E79 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Batman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E79?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 121: 96 red, 110 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E79?: The complementary color is #796B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.