What color is #605E78?

#605E78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605E78?

The RGB value is 96, 94, 120: 96 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605E78?

The complementary color is #76785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605E78 color

#605E78 rgb(96, 94, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #605E78 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 36.9% green and 47.1% blue (96, 94, 120).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#605E78 color codes

HEX	`#605E78`
RGB	`rgb(96, 94, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 36.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, 6.75, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 15.84, 295.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.216, 11.848, 19.409)`
Decimal	`6315640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605E78, 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 #605E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #605E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605e78; }
.text { color: #605e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 94 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605e78, #6d5e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #605E78?: #605E78 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605E78?: The RGB value is 96, 94, 120: 96 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605E78?: The complementary color is #76785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.