#605E63Cloak Grey (#605E63) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 304°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.008. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #605E63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 94, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 3%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 5%, 39%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 61%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.2 1.8 -2.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.485 0.008 304) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cloak Grey shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#645b5c — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#645e61 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#605e63 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#605e64 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Cloak Grey in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.41:1 and against black 3.28:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#b3b2b6 · #8d8c90 · #605e63 · #474549 · #272529 · #0b0a0d
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7580a6 · #6e6a95 · #605e63 · #5f4266 · #54314b · #452232
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d0afba · #c0879b · #8f737c · #605e63 · #4b3b5f · #312242
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bacd97 · #a59bb4 · #827c8a · #605e63 · #463c53 · #282230
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f3eb · #b5b1bb · #787a75 · #605e63 · #48444f · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f1f3 · #cfced1 · #605e63 · #3d3b3f · #1c1b1e · #b0d461
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef5e4 · #abbb91 · #70814e · #605e63 · #3f4c24 · #020006
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef5e4 · #c0b388 · #548665 · #605e63 · #52461a · #000601
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdefe3 · #cfac8c · #3e887e · #605e63 · #10514a · #120500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffede9 · #d7a69b · #70814e · #605e63 · #0f4f5b · #010200
#7b797d · #959497 · #b0afb1 · #cac9cb · #e5e4e5
#504e53 · #403f42 · #302f32 · #201f21 · #101011
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.