What color is #605861?

#605861 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605861?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 97: 96 red, 88 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605861?

The complementary color is #596158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605861 color

#605861 rgb(96, 88, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605861 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 38% blue (96, 88, 97).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#605861 color codes

HEX	`#605861`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, 5.09, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 6.48, 321.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.471, 10.329, 12.749)`
Decimal	`6314081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605861, 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 #605861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #605861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605861; }
.text { color: #605861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605861, #61585e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605861?: #605861 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605861?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 97: 96 red, 88 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605861?: The complementary color is #596158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.