What color is #605C58?

#605C58 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605C58?

The RGB value is 96, 92, 88: 96 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605C58?

The complementary color is #585C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605C58 color

#605C58 rgb(96, 92, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605C58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.1% green and 34.5% blue (96, 92, 88).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#605C58 color codes

HEX	`#605C58`
RGB	`rgb(96, 92, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, 0.8, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 2.98, 74.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.412, 10.846, 10.776)`
Decimal	`6315096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605C58, 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 #605C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #605C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605c58; }
.text { color: #605c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 92 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605c58, #606058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605C58?: #605C58 is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605C58?: The RGB value is 96, 92, 88: 96 red, 92 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605C58?: The complementary color is #585C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.