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#606C79

#606c79 ≈ Dim Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#606c79 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 42.35% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.66% cyan, 10.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 211.2°, with 11.52% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dim Gray (#696969), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #606c79
  2. #796d60

Split complementary

  1. #606c79
  2. #796160
  3. #797960

Analogous

  1. #607979
  2. #606c79
  3. #616079

Triadic

  1. #606c79
  2. #79606c
  3. #6c7960

Tetradic

  1. #606c79
  2. #6d6079
  3. #796d60
  4. #6c7960

Square

  1. #606c79
  2. #796079
  3. #796d60
  4. #607961

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2024
  2. #3e464e
  3. #606c79
  4. #86929f
  5. #b1b9c1

Shades

#606c79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #606c79
  2. #56616d
  3. #4d5661
  4. #434c55
  5. #3a4149
  6. #30363d
  7. #262b30
  8. #1d2024
  9. #131618
  10. #0a0b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#606c79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #606c79
  2. #707b86
  3. #808994
  4. #9098a1
  5. #a0a7af
  6. #b0b6bc
  7. #bfc4c9
  8. #cfd3d7
  9. #dfe2e4
  10. #eff0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#606c79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #606c79
  2. #636e7a
  3. #66707a
  4. #6a727b
  5. #6d747c
  6. #70767d
  7. #73787d
  8. #767a7e
  9. #7a7c7f
  10. #7d7e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #676c7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #646979 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a6f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646c79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636b79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-606c79 {
  color: #606c79;
}
Background
.bg-606c79 {
  background-color: #606c79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-606c79 {
  border: 2px solid #606c79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #606c79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 108 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 12% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-606c79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #606c79, #616079);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-606c79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 108 121 / 0.35);
}

#696969 Dim Gray ΔE 7.52 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 7.52 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.87 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.88 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 10.90 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.99 #9f9386 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dim Gray
#606c79  rgb(96, 108, 121)  hsl(211, 12%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#796d60  rgb(121, 109, 96)  hsl(31, 12%, 43%)  Dim Gray
#79606c  rgb(121, 96, 108)  hsl(331, 12%, 43%)  Old Lavender
#6c7960  rgb(108, 121, 96)  hsl(91, 12%, 43%)  Xanadu