Lighter companion
Steel Core Faint
#6E7C87 · hsl(205, 10%, 48%)
RGB
rgb(96, 109, 118)
HSL
hsl(205, 10%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 54%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
5.3:1AA
on black
3.9:1AA Large
About this color
Steel Velvet Faint (#606D76) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 10% saturation, 42% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-velvet-faint: #606D76; --colorarchive-steel-velvet-faint-hsl: hsl(205, 10%, 42%); --colorarchive-steel-velvet-faint-rgb: rgb(96, 109, 118); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Steel Dusk Faint
#4E585F · hsl(205, 10%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Velvet Faint
#766960 · hsl(25, 10%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Velvet Faint
#606476 · hsl(230, 10%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Velvet Faint
#607676 · hsl(180, 10%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Velvet Faint
#76606F · hsl(320, 10%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Velvet Faint
#6F7660 · hsl(80, 10%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Velvet Faint
#766060 · hsl(0, 10%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Velvet Faint
#767460 · hsl(55, 10%, 42%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Velvet Faint #606D76 Lighter companion: Steel Core Faint #6E7C87 Darker companion: Steel Dusk Faint #4E585F Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Velvet Faint #766960 Analogous lead: Indigo Velvet Faint #606476 Analogous echo: Aqua Velvet Faint #607676 Triadic +120°: Rose Velvet Faint #76606F Triadic +240°: Olive Velvet Faint #6F7660 Split-comp +150°: Crimson Velvet Faint #766060 Split-comp +210°: Canary Velvet Faint #767460
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Velvet Muted
#586E7E · hsl(205, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Steel Core Faint
#6E7C87 · hsl(205, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Azure Velvet Faint
#606F76 · hsl(200, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Velvet Faint
#606B76 · hsl(210, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Steel Dusk Faint
#4E585F · hsl(205, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Steel Velvet Dust
#4F7087 · hsl(205, 26%, 42%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#656473
Protanopia
#666674
Tritanopia
#617272
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