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#606751

Umber · medium cool gray

About #606751

#606751 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 40% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 14.6), with Eucalyptus the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #585167 (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.91:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.91:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green103
Blue81

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.6
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.7
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 17.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #606751

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #606751.
5.91:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #606751.
3.56:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #606751 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#606751
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6A6450
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#696452
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#626561

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #606751?

#606751 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 38% red, 40% green and 32% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #606751?

Use white text. White on #606751 has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #606751?

Its complementary colour is #585167, and analogous partners are #676351 and #556751.