What color is #605963?

#605963 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605963?

The RGB value is 96, 89, 99: 96 red, 89 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605963?

The complementary color is #5C6359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605963 color

#605963 rgb(96, 89, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605963 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.9% green and 38.8% blue (96, 89, 99).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% 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 6.76:1).

#605963 color codes

HEX	`#605963`
RGB	`rgb(96, 89, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 4.91, -4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 6.81, 316.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.648, 10.532, 13.274)`
Decimal	`6314339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605963, 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 #605963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #605963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605963; }
.text { color: #605963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 89 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605963, #635961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605963?: #605963 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605963?: The RGB value is 96, 89, 99: 96 red, 89 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605963?: The complementary color is #5C6359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.