What color is #605462?

#605462 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605462?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 98: 96 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605462?

The complementary color is #566254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605462 color

#605462 rgb(96, 84, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605462 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 38.4% blue (96, 84, 98).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#605462 color codes

HEX	`#605462`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, 7.78, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 10, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.198, 9.709, 12.89)`
Decimal	`6313058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605462, 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 #605462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #605462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605462; }
.text { color: #605462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605462, #62545d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605462?: #605462 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605462?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 98: 96 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605462?: The complementary color is #566254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.