What color is #605D5A?

#605D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605D5A?

The RGB value is 96, 93, 90: 96 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605D5A?

The complementary color is #5A5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605D5A color

#605D5A rgb(96, 93, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605D5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (96, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#605D5A color codes

HEX	`#605D5A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 0.59, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 2.22, 74.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.583, 11.054, 11.247)`
Decimal	`6315354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605D5A, 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 #605D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #605D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605d5a; }
.text { color: #605d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605d5a, #60605a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605D5A?: #605D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605D5A?: The RGB value is 96, 93, 90: 96 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605D5A?: The complementary color is #5A5D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.