What color is #605662?

#605662 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605662?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 98: 96 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605662?

The complementary color is #586256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605662 color

#605662 rgb(96, 86, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605662 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 38.4% blue (96, 86, 98).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#605662 color codes

HEX	`#605662`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, 6.54, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 8.5, 320.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.356, 10.024, 12.942)`
Decimal	`6313570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605662, 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 #605662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #605662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605662; }
.text { color: #605662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605662, #62565e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605662?: #605662 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605662?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 98: 96 red, 86 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605662?: The complementary color is #586256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.