What color is #605939?

#605939 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605939?

The RGB value is 96, 89, 57: 96 red, 89 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605939?

The complementary color is #394060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605939?

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.

#605939 color

#605939 rgb(96, 89, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #605939 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.9% green and 22.4% blue (96, 89, 57).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#605939 color codes

HEX	`#605939`
RGB	`rgb(96, 89, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, -2.49, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 19.72, 97.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.135, 9.927, 5.305)`
Decimal	`6314297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605939, 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 #605939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605939 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 #605939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605939; }
.text { color: #605939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 89 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605939, #536039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #605939?: #605939 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605939?: The RGB value is 96, 89, 57: 96 red, 89 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605939?: The complementary color is #394060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605939?: 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.