What color is #605E52?

#605E52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E52?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 82: 96 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E52?

The complementary color is #525460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E52 color

#605E52 rgb(96, 94, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605E52 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 32.2% blue (96, 94, 82).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#605E52 color codes

HEX	`#605E52`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, -1.55, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 7.34, 102.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.349, 11.102, 9.579)`
Decimal	`6315602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E52, 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 #605E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #605E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e52; }
.text { color: #605e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e52, #5b6052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #605E52?: #605E52 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E52?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 82: 96 red, 94 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E52?: The complementary color is #525460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.