What color is #605C70?

#605C70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605C70?

The RGB value is 96, 92, 112: 96 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605C70?

The complementary color is #6C705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605C70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605C70 color

#605C70 rgb(96, 92, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605C70 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.1% green and 43.9% blue (96, 92, 112).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#605C70 color codes

HEX	`#605C70`
RGB	`rgb(96, 92, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, 6.03, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 12.33, 299.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.575, 11.311, 16.899)`
Decimal	`6315120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605C70, 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 #605C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #605C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605c70; }
.text { color: #605c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 92 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605c70, #6a5c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605C70?: #605C70 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605C70?: The RGB value is 96, 92, 112: 96 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605C70?: The complementary color is #6C705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605C70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.