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#606D64

Gray · medium neutral

About #606D64

#606D64 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 43% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 11.7); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6D6069 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #606D64 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.43:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.43:1).

Colour codes

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Red96
Green109
Blue100

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.7
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 12.7
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.8

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

Text on #606D64

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #606D64.
5.43:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #606D64.
3.87:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #606D64 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#606D64
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6D6B64
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6A6964
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#5E6D6A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #606D64?

#606D64 is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 43% green and 39% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #606D64?

Use white text. White on #606D64 has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #606D64?

Its complementary colour is #6D6069, and analogous partners are #636D60 and #606D6B.