Corduroy Color
Corduroy is a gray color with hex code #606E68. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with corduroy, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Corduroy Color Values
What Does Corduroy Mean?
Corduroy belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Corduroy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Corduroy is classified as a green (nearest centroid: grayish green, #5E716A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Corduroy
Corduroy and #6D5F65 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #5F6D60 and #5F6C6D, which sit beside corduroy on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair corduroy with triadic partners #675F6D and #6D675F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ironside Grey —
#676662(Delta E 7) - DimGray —
#696969(Delta E 7) - Storm Dust —
#646463(Delta E 7) - Dove Grey —
#6D6C6C(Delta E 7) - Flint —
#6F6A61(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #606E68; }
.background { background-color: #606E68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606E68; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #606E6840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for corduroy?
Corduroy has the hex code #606E68. In RGB notation it is rgb(96, 110, 104), in HSL it is hsl(154, 7%, 40%), and its OKLCH value is 0.525, 0.019, 167.9.
What does the color corduroy mean?
Gray-family colors like corduroy carry distinct psychological associations. Corduroy belongs to the gray family of colors. Gray settles arguments between colors. Practical, quiet, and hard to date-stamp, it lets brighter hues carry the personality while providing structure. Warm grays cozy a room up; cool grays keep it businesslike. Corduroy sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with corduroy?
Corduroy has three easy routes: its complement #6D5F65 for punch, its neighbors #5F6D60 and #5F6C6D for something calmer, or triadic partners #675F6D and #6D675F when you want energy.
Is corduroy a standard web color?
No — Corduroy is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #606E68 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make corduroy lighter or darker?
To lighten corduroy, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E4E7E6 (lightest tint) to #111312 (darkest shade).
About Corduroy
Corduroy is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Gray hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #606E68 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.