What color is #605151?

#605151 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605151?

The RGB value is 96, 81, 81: 96 red, 81 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605151?

The complementary color is #516060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605151 color

#605151 rgb(96, 81, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605151 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.8% green and 31.8% blue (96, 81, 81).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#605151 color codes

HEX	`#605151`
RGB	`rgb(96, 81, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, 6.21, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 6.63, 20.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.251, 8.966, 9.026)`
Decimal	`6312273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605151, 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 #605151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #605151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605151; }
.text { color: #605151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 81 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605151, #605951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605151?: #605151 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605151?: The RGB value is 96, 81, 81: 96 red, 81 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605151?: The complementary color is #516060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.