What color is #605451?

#605451 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 #605451?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 81: 96 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605451?

The complementary color is #515D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605451 color

#605451 rgb(96, 84, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605451 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 31.8% blue (96, 84, 81).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#605451 color codes

HEX	`#605451`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 4.36, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 5.62, 39.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.479, 9.422, 9.102)`
Decimal	`6313041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605451, 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 #605451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #605451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605451; }
.text { color: #605451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605451, #605c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605451?: #605451 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 #605451?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 81: 96 red, 84 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605451?: The complementary color is #515D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.