What color is #606E7A?

#606E7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E7A?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 122: 96 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E7A?

The complementary color is #7A6C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E7A?

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.

#606E7A color

#606E7A rgb(96, 110, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #606E7A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 47.8% blue (96, 110, 122).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#606E7A color codes

HEX	`#606E7A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 10%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, -2.42, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 8.75, 253.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.912, 15.043, 20.579)`
Decimal	`6319738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E7A, 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 #606E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E7A 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 #606E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e7a; }
.text { color: #606e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e7a, #60617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #606E7A?: #606E7A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E7A?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 122: 96 red, 110 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E7A?: The complementary color is #7A6C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E7A?: 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.