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#606271 Color

#606271 is rgb(96, 98, 113) in RGB, hsl(233, 8%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#606271
HEX#606271
RGBrgb(96, 98, 113)
HSLhsl(233, 8%, 41%)
HSVhsv(233, 15%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(50% 0.024 279.5)
LABlab(41.78% 1.72 -8.79)
LCHlch(41.78% 8.95 281.11)

What #606271 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #606271, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#606271 Channel Values

How #606271 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 98 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 8% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 15% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #606271 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #606271

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #606271; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #606271

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #606271 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#606271
Protanopia#626271
Protanomaly#616271
Deuteranopia#616171
Deuteranomaly#616271
Tritanopia#5E6464
Tritanomaly#5F6369
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #606271 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-606271: #606271;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #606271;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-606271': '#606271' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.384, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_606271">#606271</color>
SVG fillfill="#606271"

More Gray Colors

#606271 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#606271 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #606271?

#606271 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(96, 98, 113) in RGB and hsl(233, 8%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #606271?

#606271 is rgb(96, 98, 113) — red 96, green 98, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #606271?

#606271 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #606271 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #606271 scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #606271 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #606271 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 9.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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