What color is #605D6B?

#605D6B is a gray known as Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smoky?

The RGB value is 96, 93, 107: 96 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smoky?

The complementary color is #686B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smoky color: hex code #605D6B

#605D6B rgb(96, 93, 107)

Shades of gray

Smoky has the hex code #605D6B. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.5% green and 42% blue (96, 93, 107).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

Smoky (#605D6B) color codes

HEX	`#605D6B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 93, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.21, 4.24, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.21, 8.64, 299.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.392, 11.377, 15.503)`
Decimal	`6315371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smoky, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #605D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #605D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605d6b; }
.text { color: #605d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 93 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605d6b, #675d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

See #605D6B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #605D6B?: #605D6B is a gray known as Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smoky?: The RGB value is 96, 93, 107: 96 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smoky?: The complementary color is #686B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.