What color is #605757?

#605757 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605757?

The RGB value is 96, 87, 87: 96 red, 87 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605757?

The complementary color is #576060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605757 color

#605757 rgb(96, 87, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605757 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.1% green and 34.1% blue (96, 87, 87).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% 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).

#605757 color codes

HEX	`#605757`
RGB	`rgb(96, 87, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, 3.65, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 3.89, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.952, 9.991, 10.419)`
Decimal	`6313815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605757, 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 #605757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #605757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605757; }
.text { color: #605757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 87 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605757, #605c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605757?: #605757 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605757?: The RGB value is 96, 87, 87: 96 red, 87 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605757?: The complementary color is #576060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.