What color is #605848?

#605848 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605848?

The RGB value is 96, 88, 72: 96 red, 88 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605848?

The complementary color is #485060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605848?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605848 color

#605848 rgb(96, 88, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #605848 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.5% green and 28.2% blue (96, 88, 72).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Oak (#665B4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#605848 color codes

HEX	`#605848`
RGB	`rgb(96, 88, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 0.33, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 10.48, 88.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.483, 9.934, 7.548)`
Decimal	`6314056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605848, 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 #605848	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605848 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #605848 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605848; }
.text { color: #605848; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605848; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 88 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605848, #5c6048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #605848?: #605848 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ancient Oak. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605848?: The RGB value is 96, 88, 72: 96 red, 88 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605848?: The complementary color is #485060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605848?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.