What color is #606E8E?

#606E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606E8E?

The RGB value is 96, 110, 142: 96 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606E8E?

The complementary color is #8E8060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606E8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606E8E color

#606E8E rgb(96, 110, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #606E8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 43.1% green and 55.7% blue (96, 110, 142).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#606E8E color codes

HEX	`#606E8E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 110, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 43.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, 2.77, -19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 19.42, 278.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.281, 15.591, 27.79)`
Decimal	`6319758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606E8E, 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 #606E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #606E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606e8e; }
.text { color: #606e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 110 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606e8e, #69608e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #606E8E?: #606E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606E8E?: The RGB value is 96, 110, 142: 96 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606E8E?: The complementary color is #8E8060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606E8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.