What color is #605665?

#605665 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605665?

The RGB value is 96, 86, 101: 96 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605665?

The complementary color is #5B6556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605665 color

#605665 rgb(96, 86, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605665 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.7% green and 39.6% blue (96, 86, 101).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 6.96:1).

#605665 color codes

HEX	`#605665`
RGB	`rgb(96, 86, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, 7.2, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 10.14, 315.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.5, 10.082, 13.702)`
Decimal	`6313573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605665, 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 #605665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #605665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605665; }
.text { color: #605665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 86 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605665, #655662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605665?: #605665 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605665?: The RGB value is 96, 86, 101: 96 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605665?: The complementary color is #5B6556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.