What color is #605C55?

#605C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605C55?

The RGB value is 96, 92, 85: 96 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605C55?

The complementary color is #555960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605C55 color

#605C55 rgb(96, 92, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (96, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#605C55 color codes

HEX	`#605C55`
RGB	`rgb(96, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 0.22, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 4.6, 87.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.291, 10.797, 10.135)`
Decimal	`6315093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605C55, 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 #605C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #605C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605c55; }
.text { color: #605c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605c55, #5e6055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605C55?: #605C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605C55?: The RGB value is 96, 92, 85: 96 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605C55?: The complementary color is #555960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.