What color is #605E62?

#605E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E62?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 98: 96 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E62?

The complementary color is #60625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E62 color

#605E62 rgb(96, 94, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605E62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 38.4% blue (96, 94, 98).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#605E62 color codes

HEX	`#605E62`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 4%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 1.63, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 2.58, 309.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.031, 11.374, 13.167)`
Decimal	`6315618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E62, 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 #605E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #605E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e62; }
.text { color: #605e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e62, #625e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605E62?: #605E62 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E62?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 98: 96 red, 94 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E62?: The complementary color is #60625E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.