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#60717C

Slate Gray · medium cool blue

About #60717C

With the hex code #60717C, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 44% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Slate Gray — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7C6B60, a mocha shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.06:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.06:1).

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Red96
Green113
Blue124

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 6.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 11.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #60717C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #60717C.
5.06:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #60717C.
4.15:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #60717C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#60717C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C707D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#686D7C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#587474

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #60717C?

With the hex code #60717C, this is a medium blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 38% red, 44% green and 49% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #60717C?

Use white text. White on #60717C has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #60717C?

Its complementary colour is #7C6B60, and analogous partners are #607C79 and #60637C.