#606554
Umber · medium cool gray
About #606554
#606554 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 40% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.6); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #595465 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #606554 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.02:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.02:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #606554?
#606554 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 40% green and 33% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #606554?
Use white text. White on #606554 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #606554?
Its complementary colour is #595465, and analogous partners are #656254 and #586554.