Color swatch image showing #606E8E with RGB(96,110,142) values

#606E8E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #606E8E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#606E8E Color Information

#606E8E RGB value is (96, 110, 142). The hex color red value is 96, green is 110, and blue is 142. Its HSL format shows a hue of 222°, saturation of 19 percent, and lightness of 47 percent. The CMYK process values are 32 percent, 23 percent, 0 percent, 44 percent.

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#606E8E Color Meaning

Color #606E8E signifies urban twilight, muted observation, and quiet adaptability. #606E8E dusty, greyish-blue is the color of pigeon feathers, dusk city skies, and weathered stone, suggesting a creature that thrives in the interstices of human construction. Psychologically, color #606E8E is cool, observant, and subtly melancholic, promoting a sense of adaptive calm, detached watchfulness, and resilient anonymity. #606E8E soothes with its muted, non-threatening presence and connection to the everyday urban landscape. #606E8E color is a sophisticated, subdued neutral. Culturally, color #606E8E references the built environment, industrial aesthetics, and a certain poetic loneliness found in city life. Symbolically, #606E8E represents the overlooked beauty of the common, survival through blending in, and peace found in the margins. Color #606E8E embodies an aesthetic of urban naturalism, finding a specific, quiet beauty in the colors of infrastructure, wildlife, and the softening effects of time and weather on man-made materials.

Color Conversion

Convert #606E8E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#606E8E
RGB
rgb(96, 110, 142)
HSL
hsl(222°, 19%, 47%)
CMYK
cmyk(32%, 23%, 0%, 44%)
HSV
hsv(222°, 32%, 56%)
XYZ
15.2823 15.5917 27.7952
Yxy
15.5917 0.2605 0.2658
Hunter Lab
39.4863 0.1699 -1.2591
CIE-Lab
46.4341 2.7733 -19.2272

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red96 / 255 (38%)
38%
Green110 / 255 (43%)
43%
Blue142 / 255 (56%)
56%

CMYK Values

Cyan32 / 100 (32%)
32%
Magenta23 / 100 (23%)
23%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)44 / 100 (44%)
44%

Color Variations

#606E8E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#606E8E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #606E8E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

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Normal Text

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WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

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WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #606E8E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#606E8E

protanopia

#666686

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #606E8E;

Text Color

color: #606E8E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #606E8E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #606E8E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #606E8E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #606E8E 0%, #3a4255 100%);

#606E8E Color FAQs

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