What color is #605655?

#605655 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605655?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 85: 96 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605655?

The complementary color is #555F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605655 color

#605655 rgb(96, 86, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605655 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 33.3% blue (96, 86, 85).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#605655 color codes

HEX	`#605655`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, 3.88, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 4.39, 28.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.791, 9.798, 9.968)`
Decimal	`6313557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605655, 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 #605655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #605655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605655; }
.text { color: #605655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605655, #605b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605655?: #605655 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605655?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 85: 96 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605655?: The complementary color is #555F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.