What color is #605C5B?

#605C5B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605C5B?

The RGB value is 96, 92, 91: 96 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605C5B?

The complementary color is #5B5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605C5B color

#605C5B rgb(96, 92, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605C5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.1% green and 35.7% blue (96, 92, 91).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#605C5B color codes

HEX	`#605C5B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 92, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 5%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 1.39, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 1.8, 39.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.539, 10.896, 11.444)`
Decimal	`6315099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605C5B, 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 #605C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #605C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605c5b; }
.text { color: #605c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 92 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605c5b, #605f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605C5B?: #605C5B is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605C5B?: The RGB value is 96, 92, 91: 96 red, 92 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605C5B?: The complementary color is #5B5F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.