#605555

Accessibility

AAA

7.17:1

Vs white / black

7.17:1 · 2.93:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#605555

RGB

rgb(96, 85, 85)

RGBA

rgba(96, 85, 85, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 6%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 6%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 11%, 38%)

LAB

lab(37.19% 4.49 1.64)

LCH

lch(37.19% 4.78 20.07)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4602 0.0138 0.0044)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4602 0.0145 17.68)

XYZ

xyz(9.71, 9.64, 9.94)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 62%)

CSS

color: #605555;

CSS variable

--color-605555: #605555;

SCSS

$color-605555: #605555;

JavaScript

const color = "#605555";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#605555";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#605555" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#605555", "rgb": { "r": 96, "g": 85, "b": 85 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4602 0.0145 17.68)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#605555-1: #605555;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-600

Very different · ΔE 5.72 · #57534E

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 8.79 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 6.91 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 15.19 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300cab9b9 400ae9d9d 500928282 6007b6c6c 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f2f1f1 e5e3e3 d7d5d5 cac6c6 bdb8b8 b0aaaa a29c9c 958e8e 888080 7b7171 6d6363 605555 584e4e 504747 484040 403939 383232 302b2b 282323 201c1c 181515 100e0e 080707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f2f1f1 e5e3e3 d7d5d5 cac6c6 bdb8b8 b0aaaa a29c9c 958e8e 888080 7b7171 6d6363

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

584e4e 504747 484040 403939 383232 302b2b 282323 201c1c 181515 100e0e 080707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

635959 655c5c 686060 6b6363 6d6767 706b6b 736e6e 757272 787575 7b7979 7d7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#605555Stop 1 #545F5FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#5F5459Stop 1 #605555Stop 2 #5F5954Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#605555Stop 1 #545F54Stop 2 #54545FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#605555Stop 1 #545F59Stop 2 #54595FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363030Stop 1 #5F5454Stop 2 #877878Stop 3 #ABA0A0Stop 4 #CFC9C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #605555 works

#605555 (#605555) sits in the grey family at about 0° hue, 6% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.17:1 on white and 2.93:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #605555 is 2.93:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 600#57534E Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Web Safe #666666#666666 DimGray#696969 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Material Grey 800#424242 Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46