What color is #605E6B?

#605E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E6B?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 107: 96 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E6B?

The complementary color is #696B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E6B color

#605E6B rgb(96, 94, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605E6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 42% blue (96, 94, 107).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#605E6B color codes

HEX	`#605E6B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.5, 3.63, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.5, 7.97, 297.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.48, 11.554, 15.532)`
Decimal	`6315627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E6B, 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 #605E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #605E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e6b; }
.text { color: #605e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e6b, #675e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605E6B?: #605E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E6B?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 107: 96 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E6B?: The complementary color is #696B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.