What color is #605859?

#605859 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605859?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 89: 96 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605859?

The complementary color is #58605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605859 color

#605859 rgb(96, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605859 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (96, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#605859 color codes

HEX	`#605859`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 3.43, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 3.49, 9.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.117, 10.188, 10.883)`
Decimal	`6314073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605859, 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 #605859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #605859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605859; }
.text { color: #605859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605859, #605b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605859?: #605859 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605859?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 89: 96 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605859?: The complementary color is #58605F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.