What color is #605F66?

#605F66 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605F66?

The RGB value is 96, 95, 102: 96 red, 95 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605F66?

The complementary color is #65665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605F66 color

#605F66 rgb(96, 95, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605F66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 37.3% green and 40% blue (96, 95, 102).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 4% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#605F66 color codes

HEX	`#605F66`
RGB	`rgb(96, 95, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 37.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 4%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, 1.89, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 4.28, 296.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.314, 11.63, 14.217)`
Decimal	`6315878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605F66, 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 #605F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #605F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605f66; }
.text { color: #605f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 95 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605f66, #645f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #605F66?: #605F66 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605F66?: The RGB value is 96, 95, 102: 96 red, 95 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605F66?: The complementary color is #65665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.