What color is #605865?

#605865 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605865?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 101: 96 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605865?

The complementary color is #5D6558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605865 color

#605865 rgb(96, 88, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605865 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 39.6% blue (96, 88, 101).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#605865 color codes

HEX	`#605865`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, 5.96, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 8.66, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.662, 10.406, 13.756)`
Decimal	`6314085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605865, 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 #605865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #605865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605865; }
.text { color: #605865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605865, #655864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605865?: #605865 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605865?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 101: 96 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605865?: The complementary color is #5D6558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.