What color is #605551?

#605551 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605551?

The RGB value is 96, 85, 81: 96 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605551?

The complementary color is #515C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605551 color

#605551 rgb(96, 85, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605551 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (96, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#605551 color codes

HEX	`#605551`
RGB	`rgb(96, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.07, 3.74, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.07, 5.46, 46.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.558, 9.578, 9.128)`
Decimal	`6313297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605551, 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 #605551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #605551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605551; }
.text { color: #605551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605551, #605d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605551?: #605551 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605551?: The RGB value is 96, 85, 81: 96 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605551?: The complementary color is #515C60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.