What color is #605942?

#605942 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605942?

The RGB value is 96, 89, 66: 96 red, 89 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605942?

The complementary color is #424960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605942 color

#605942 rgb(96, 89, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #605942 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 34.9% green and 25.9% blue (96, 89, 66).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#605942 color codes

HEX	`#605942`
RGB	`rgb(96, 89, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 34.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 31%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, -1.22, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 14.42, 94.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.38, 10.025, 6.594)`
Decimal	`6314306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605942, 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 #605942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #605942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605942; }
.text { color: #605942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 89 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605942, #586042); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #605942?: #605942 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605942?: The RGB value is 96, 89, 66: 96 red, 89 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605942?: The complementary color is #424960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.