What color is #605B5D?

#605B5D is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605B5D?

The RGB value is 96, 91, 93: 96 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605B5D?

The complementary color is #5B605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605B5D color

#605B5D rgb(96, 91, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605B5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 35.7% green and 36.5% blue (96, 91, 93).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#605B5D color codes

HEX	`#605B5D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 91, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 35.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 5%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 2.41, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 2.45, 349.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.54, 10.759, 11.875)`
Decimal	`6314845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605B5D, 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 #605B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #605B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605b5d; }
.text { color: #605b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 91 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605b5d, #605c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605B5D?: #605B5D is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605B5D?: The RGB value is 96, 91, 93: 96 red, 91 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605B5D?: The complementary color is #5B605E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.