What color is #605E72?

#605E72 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E72?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 114: 96 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E72?

The complementary color is #70725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E72 color

#605E72 rgb(96, 94, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605E72 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (96, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#605E72 color codes

HEX	`#605E72`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 18%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, 5.28, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 12.21, 295.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.863, 11.707, 17.551)`
Decimal	`6315634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E72, 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 #605E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #605E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e72; }
.text { color: #605e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e72, #6a5e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #605E72?: #605E72 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E72?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 114: 96 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E72?: The complementary color is #70725E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.